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In poor countries there aren't enough doctors. Billions of people don't have access to healthcare and that won't change until the country becomes wealthier. Pub
by hackerlight 3y ago
In poor countries there aren't enough doctors. Billions of people don't have access to healthcare and that won't change until the country becomes wealthier. Public healthcare that covers everyone can't happen because the reality of poverty makes it impossible. For these billions of people, the valid comparison isn't human doctor vs AI, it's no treatment vs AI. I am extremely optimistic about the positive role of AI in medicine for this reason.
- vidarh 3y agoThe irony is that we may see another leapfrog moment similar to analog cellphone networks and Internet infrastructure (where many poor countries largely skipped analog and modems because they had their boom later), where it will be easier to deploy AI for these purposes in countries where the existing healthcare system is underfunded and lacking in political clout than in richer countries even for situations where it delivers better outcomes.