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> 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 su
by duaneb 12y 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 12y agoYou 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 12y agoWell 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 12y ago>Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all! Because WebMD can't write you a prescription.
- sgt101 12y agohere's a reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin#Practical_use