Robot doctors?

@Kandae11 (53677)
June 12, 2023 8:38am CST
According to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tech person , in the very near future %80 of jobs currently done by humans will be lost to AI. As an example he mentioned the medical profession : " Most doctors will be robot doctors, and l might as well advise my son to train to be a plumber!" he declared. So who says AI won't be able to handle a plumbing job as well? What jobs do you think will be left to humans? Which jobs do you suppose AI won't be able to touch? Would you be comfortable being examined by a robot? Are you concerned yet?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
12 Jun
Robotic surgery already exist and it's used to treat conditions affecting your heart, digestive system, prostate and more. Robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision. I am not at all concerned, better a robot than a drunk surgeon.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
12 Jun
@Kandae11 - My brother is a surgeon and I know that they laugh and tell stories while they perform surgery, they are not there like in the movies.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
@LadyDuck l remember being led into surgery on whatever it is they carry you in on . The doctor and his aides were around and they were laughing and talking about personal issues, but that did not bother me. In fact l felt more reassured than l would have been with serious faces.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
You are so right, but people need a sympathetic ear , and the majority of surgeons do not turn up for work drunk.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
13 Jun
I saw this on another post the other day. AI cannot replace humans. They have to be told what the problem is and how to solve it. AI doesn't have the intrinistic reasoning we have. They have advanced capabilities but they have to be programmed
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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13 Jun
What was the title of the post ? . I heard this comment about robot doctors this morning on a radio talk show l listen to . Yes they must be programmed by humans.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
13 Jun
@Kandae11 the name of the post is chat gpt technology written by bankim
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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13 Jun
@db20747 l will look for it.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130122)
• India
13 Jun
I think we already have doctors who behave like robots without the help of AI (lol)
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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13 Jun
Yes l think we do.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86820)
• United States
12 Jun
I am concerned but then again I am not. I mean half the docs are freaking robots already here
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86820)
• United States
13 Jun
@Kandae11 Yeah you know Kandase..they will not help ..very sad and wrong.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
Ha, for sure. Some docs are in the wrong profession.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jun
I am concerned. I do no want a robot for my doctor, but change is the norm and that’s likely what will eventually happen.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
The tide is moving and very fast. Look out for my next post.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jun
@Kandae11 I’ll be waiting.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13383)
• Hong Kong
12 Jun
No robot doctor for me. I prefer to interact with a human.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
I doubt you can make small talk with a robot or receive a comforting pat with the hand.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13383)
• Hong Kong
12 Jun
@Kandae11 Exactly.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85681)
• United States
12 Jun
Well, robots have made a lot of surgeries safer, so that's a positive thing. I certainly wouldn't want a primary care physician being a robot, but considering the interaction required that would be difficult. Hopefully, we'll never get to the point of robots deciding whether a patient should live or die as that would be frightening.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
Yes there will be pros and cons. Decisions in situations like that, l really don't see how they can handle those.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (170510)
• United States
12 Jun
If robot doctors could help make medcine more efficient, I would be willing to try it. For serious cases though, I think a human doctor should be involved. A robot doctor isn't going to be very comforting to get seriously bad news at the doc.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
Some doctors behave like robots , they show no emotion. While others show their empathy and are warm and confidence inspiring.
DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
12 Jun
I'm not sure robots and AI will replace doctors. These technologies cannot and will not ever be able to empathize, sympathize, or understand the myriad ways humans react to illness, stress, injury, etc.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
They certainly won't replace all, but l do believe in the future they will replace a large number. Technology is moving at a fast pace, if only diseases could be cured. As you will see, that reality - in some areas - is becoming closer.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79960)
• United States
12 Jun
I was watching a tv show (medical drama) and the doctor in the operating room was being assisted by AI It was fascinating to see how the AI could help the surgeon do a complicated surgery but I don't' think I'm ready for a robot doctor for myself. But, I'm sure technology is going to be more advanced than I ever would have imagined.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
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12 Jun
It certainly is. Soon these doctors will be all over.