Thanks everyone for the responses. > what doctor wants to facilitate the commoditization and automation of his or her profession Agree in principle but it jus

Thanks everyone for the responses. > what doctor wants to facilitate the commoditization and automation of his or her profession Agree in principle but it just takes one incumbent to go rogue and become rich selling his knowledge, and the entire market is disrupted. It happened in the securities industry - the knowledge of old-school pit traders has been almost completely transferred to algorithms. We're seeing the start of it in drug stores now too. angersock mentions the same concerns below with doctors' egos, but the thing to remember is that initially these systems are brought in to be operated by a trader/pharmacist; complete replacement is several steps down the line.