AI innovation supports screening for 2.2 million US workers exposed to toxic dust

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AI innovation is enhancing screening for 2.2 million U.S. workers exposed to toxic dust, including coal miners and construction workers. This aims to detect lung damage like black lung and silicosis caused by long-term inhalation of harmful particles.

From coal miners and construction crews to engineered stone countertop fabricators and foundry workers, more than 2.2 million U.S. workers inhale fine particles of rock, sand or coal every day on the job. After years of exposure, trapped dust can cause thick scar tissue to build up inside the lungs, leading to long-term lung damage commonly known as black lung or silicosis.