Dr. Bertalan Mesko has called AI the stethoscope of the 21st century.
Futurism thinks our future doctor may be a robot. The New Yorker agrees.
My kids will read this article from the Brookings institute before making a career choice.
Physical Exam
Doctors have the human touch, correct? No, robots are better at physical exams.
Lung cancer
Mammograms
AI better. Here is a NPR article.
Eye exams for diabetics
AI better.
Skin cancer
Deep learning outperformed 136 of 157 dermatologists in diagnosing melanoma.
Alzheimers’
Yes, AI is better in diagnosing this as well.
Childhood diseases
Yes, better in diagnosing mononucleosis, roseola, influenza, chicken pox and hand-foot-mouth disease.
Predicting mortality
Doctors are notoriously bad at this. Machines are better.
Empathy
It seems AI is going to beat us in emotions and empathy as well.
What now?
This crayon drawing by a kid published in JAMA almost brought me to tears. It is her perception her pediatrician, busy typing away on a computer.
Machines can elicit fake empathy and emotions. But they don’t have humanity. If we as doctors get carried away by industrialized medicine, AI is going to win the day.