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In my opinion the way to stage these technologies is not to blitz toward a fully cyborg doctor replacement, but to bolster the capabilities of the doctor with n
by jwtadvice 10y ago
In my opinion the way to stage these technologies is not to blitz toward a fully cyborg doctor replacement, but to bolster the capabilities of the doctor with new technology - similar to how calculators did not replace mathematicians (despite historical headlines suggesting this would happen).
Giving a doctor the ability to get a "second opinion" fast and cheaply to a patient is a large boon to medicine, and shouldn't be underestimated. It allows the doctor to deal with all the nuance limited automated tools can not, and gives the MD the ability to check themselves against the computer. If the MD finds themselves disagreeing on something like a skin condition, the feedback can both improve the doctor's service and provide bug information for the code and databases used to train the AI.