To: neolib who wrote (1043115 ) 12/14/2017 6:46:16 PM From: Tenchusatsu 1 RecommendationRecommended By locogringo
Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578501 Neolib, Tench, the flaw in your thinking is that a human, whose brain has been laboriously crammed with knowledge over 8+ years post HS, and who of course suffers from all sorts of day to day issues can beat an AI system at interpreting sensory data and lab results to arrive at a more accurate diagnosis. I should show this to my doctor friends. They'll get a good laugh out of this.systems do currently exist which will beat GP's (and even specialists in some cases) for certain diseases, and that is in 2017. Doctors have all sorts of tools to help them reach conclusions, but there is no system that will replace a doctor's judgment and diagnosis. Either that, or you should refer me to that very machine that can replace my doctor.And the pharmacy is the classic example of what will be toast early on. What does a human bring to that of any value? It's up to the pharmacist to flag any problems with the prescription, such as possible allergic reactions, or to suggest alternative medications. Pharmacists are also the first line of defense when it comes to controlled substances like narcotics. They have to go through four years of postgraduate education to know every single drug interaction out there. Not even doctors can know all of this. Having said that, though, I will agree that a pharmacist's job is becoming more and more reliant on online tools. And a lot of the work can be (and is indeed being) automated. But it still requires a human to make the final decision. Even the "assembly line" pharmacists catch errors that no AI could.What I want to see is a parallel system based almost exclusively on AI/automation, and I get to choose which system I will use. OK, but we're not there yet. Your assertion was that present-day technology can automate all of these services. I'm telling you that this is impossible with current technology. Maybe in the future, maybe not even too far from now. But even then, there's no replacing the judgment of an actual human professional at the end. Such tools will only assist the professionals, not replace them. And tools that assist the professionals are always a good thing. Tenchusatsu