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Given how much human error happens in hospitals, I would be happier to have less pesky humans involved.
by sfphotoarts 16y ago
Given how much human error happens in hospitals, I would be happier to have less pesky humans involved.
- mootothemax 16y agoGiven how many bugs (no pun intended) the average programmer is capable of inserting into programs, I'd be much happier with an adaptable-to-cockups human than a pesky "computer says no" entirely automated solution.
- gnok 16y agoUnfortunately, medicine today isn't deterministic. A lot of decisions are made with 'instinct' -- a fancy word for intangible experience. Human error is always going to be an issue. What might prevent human error in the design of said automated systems?
- nitrogen 16y agoIt is conceivable that automated medicine would have a lower failure rate for common diseases than "instinct."
- gnok 16y agoI can agree with that. But you've made two implicit assumptions here: 1. The disease is diagnosed and identified as 'common' 2. There are no other complications because of say alcohol abuse, or a genetic condition with kidneys and so forth