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I don't understand this mindset of not using technology due to a lack of trust. I can easily understand not blindly following an AI's findings, however they sh

I don't understand this mindset of not using technology due to a lack of trust. I can easily understand not blindly following an AI's findings, however they should probably be item #1 for the attending doctor to investigate. The worst case scenario is that the doctor disagrees with the findings and continues investigation. The best case scenario is that you hit the nail on the head much more quickly than if it was an entirely manual process.

smrtinsert 11y ago
One answer is very simple: $$$. Study 12 years of your life to be a specialist only to be ultimately replaced by some installed machine at a Walmart Pharmacy.
duaneb 11y ago
> I don't understand this mindset of not using technology due to a lack of trust. The more complex a tool is, the more likely it is to have flaws. Is it any surprise that the medical industry is slow to trust tools where the feared negative outweigh the few clear positives? I would rather trust a robot to operate on me rather than diagnose me. The human will be able to adapt and communicate to me while doing so.
- wamsachel 11y ago
  You know that when a doctor is done talking with you, he/she leaves the room and looks up a diagnosis on a computer right?
  - duaneb 11y ago
    Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all! Doctors are a social conduit for understanding symptoms, explaining the reasoning behind eventual diagnosis, and being able to perform it themselves. A computer would not be, and certainly not in a way a distraught patient could communicate with easily. I also don't envision computers being tied to writing prescriptions any time soon, which is the other reason I would use a doctor. Again, surgeries I would be fine with.
    - qbrass 11y ago
      >Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all! Because WebMD can't write you a prescription.
- sgt101 11y ago
  here's a reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use

smrtinsert 11y ago

One answer is very simple: $$$. Study 12 years of your life to be a specialist only to be ultimately replaced by some installed machine at a Walmart Pharmacy.

duaneb 11y ago

> I don't understand this mindset of not using technology due to a lack of trust. The more complex a tool is, the more likely it is to have flaws. Is it any surprise that the medical industry is slow to trust tools where the feared negative outweigh the few clear positives? I would rather trust a robot to operate on me rather than diagnose me. The human will be able to adapt and communicate to me while doing so.

wamsachel 11y ago
You know that when a doctor is done talking with you, he/she leaves the room and looks up a diagnosis on a computer right?
- duaneb 11y ago
  Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all! Doctors are a social conduit for understanding symptoms, explaining the reasoning behind eventual diagnosis, and being able to perform it themselves. A computer would not be, and certainly not in a way a distraught patient could communicate with easily. I also don't envision computers being tied to writing prescriptions any time soon, which is the other reason I would use a doctor. Again, surgeries I would be fine with.
  - qbrass 11y ago
    >Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all! Because WebMD can't write you a prescription.
sgt101 11y ago
here's a reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use