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Unfortunately I don't see price of healthcare coming down, just more doctors out of work. AI in healthcare will be highly regulated, probably monopolized, and t

Unfortunately I don't see price of healthcare coming down, just more doctors out of work. AI in healthcare will be highly regulated, probably monopolized, and tons of artificial barriers to entry created by corporate lobbyists. The AI quality won't make much of a difference: the winners will be the stodgy bureaucratic companies with political influence and just enough "AI" to be useful. WebMD will probably go offline and things like it will become illegal, "for the public good." Medicine isn't expensive because doctors have gotten more expensive; it's expensive because the industry as a whole needs to maximize its revenue, and AI changes nothing in that respect. Entertainment will keep getting cheaper and cheaper, but for services people actually need: education, healthcare, and soon food, it's going to continue to be "how much can you afford to pay?" Or worse, "how much can the government afford to pay on your behalf after we've milked you for everything." (I hope I'm wrong.)

jlokier 6y ago
I predict counterculture AI will be a thing, and it will compete with corporate lobbyists at their own game. WebMD may go offline, but countercultureMD will come online in its place, and it will be more data driven. I don't know whether that's good for medical care; maybe it is.
prawn 6y ago
I'm not sure that entertainment will keep getting cheaper. Where I live, sports and concerts seem to be getting more expensive for the top bracket in each case (pro sports and major international musical artists). We're subscribed to four TV/film streaming services and a music streaming service, that when combined start to add up and aren't getting cheaper. If you own the most recognised franchises and stars, people will pay. YouTubers would be a counterpoint to that, I guess? I think prepared food should at least get cheaper as it's dependent on commercial kitchens and staff, two things that will see a lot of change.

jlokier 6y ago

I predict counterculture AI will be a thing, and it will compete with corporate lobbyists at their own game. WebMD may go offline, but countercultureMD will come online in its place, and it will be more data driven. I don't know whether that's good for medical care; maybe it is.

prawn 6y ago

I'm not sure that entertainment will keep getting cheaper. Where I live, sports and concerts seem to be getting more expensive for the top bracket in each case (pro sports and major international musical artists). We're subscribed to four TV/film streaming services and a music streaming service, that when combined start to add up and aren't getting cheaper. If you own the most recognised franchises and stars, people will pay. YouTubers would be a counterpoint to that, I guess? I think prepared food should at least get cheaper as it's dependent on commercial kitchens and staff, two things that will see a lot of change.