AI is already integrated into our lives in many ways. It's changing the way we work, search and communicate. And while that kind of AI use may not be for everyone, perhaps one thing we can all agree on is how it is progressing medicine through breakthroughs that may have not happened without it. At least, not as quickly.

Researchers are using AI to understand cancer at a level of detail that would have been difficult to imagine just a decade ago. Rather than treating every patient with the same type of cancer in the same way, scientists are working toward treatments based on the unique genetic makeup of each person's tumor.

And there are encouraging signs that more personalized cancer treatments could make a real difference.…