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I've read my charts as well, they're made up of a mix of facts, intuition and conjecture. The later two being things which computers aren't very good at. Medic
by elemeno 14y ago
I've read my charts as well, they're made up of a mix of facts, intuition and conjecture. The later two being things which computers aren't very good at.
Medicine isn't magic, but it's also more than a checklist which gives you a definitive answer at the end, that's why the process of becoming a doctor is as much an apprenticeship as it is rote learning.
- natrius 14y agoWhat is conjecture besides probability, which computers are great at? Intuition is creating new information from an understanding of how things work, and is therefore rarely needed when enough information is available. Doctors need intuition because they don't have detailed knowledge of thousands of individual cases in their heads. Computers will. People keep trying to describe what makes medicine non-automatable, but they're using descriptions that apply just as well to driving. Non-creative work will be automated, and my understanding is that the vast majority of medicine doesn't break any new ground.