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I wonder if doctors will become like pilots? Ie. Almost redundant, but essential, at the same time.
by laythea 9y ago
I wonder if doctors will become like pilots? Ie. Almost redundant, but essential, at the same time.
- bobowzki 9y agoI'm a doctor and very much pro ML/AI. I'd love to have an autopilot I could watch in awe. Still a lot of practical tasks though that will be much harder to automate. And for the first few generation of AIs I guess someone will have to babysit them.
- laythea 9y agoI would imagine having such an autopilot would make one less professed at any particular subject.
- bobowzki 9y agoOr perhaps it could lead to new insights?
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoAh, but who's going to treat the next few generations of AI, when there are no more doctors left who can "fly" without their "autopilot"?
- kendallpark 9y agoI think a lot of commercial pilots would take offense to this. Commercial pilots can still fly without autopilot. Just as much as you can drive on the highway without cruise control. https://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/2016/07/27/how-much-do-airline-pilots-actually-fly-an-airliner-by-hand/ https://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/2016/07/27/how-much-do...
- kendallpark 9y agoAs someone in this field (AI+medicine), I think this is the best analogy. Though a key distinction is that the human body is also a person whereas a plane is not. Physicians are there to promote the health of the person not just their mechanical parts. I've seen doctors fudge billing codes to help poor patients afford care. I've seen doctors pick up on domestic violence situations based on small social cues. There is a certain degree that healthcare relies on the humanness and empathy of physicians to promote human flourishing.