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A radiologist makes critical life-or-death judgements. An algorithm will not, and should not, replace them.
by djhn 2y ago
A radiologist makes critical life-or-death judgements. An algorithm will not, and should not, replace them.
- falcor84 2y agoA modern insulin pump also uses algorithms to make critical life or death decisions, should we replace these with doctors?
- visarga 2y agoDoes the insulin pump operate in a general space as radiology/diagnosis or is it constrained very precisely?
- djhn 2y agoI don't believe that is comparable. 1. Modern algorithms started out as a cronjob (which already worked better than the alternative) 2. Advances in applying optimal control theory are well known, (mostly) deterministic and explainable. They are in no way comparable to the black box that is the current state of computer vision. 3. Their failure can be readily observed and compensated for, since the patient will definitely notice. The same cannot be said about imaging.