This didn't make a strong case (other than Hollywood stars have more influence and ego than most). Physicians borrow the intellectual property of others all the time. Most of them don't do the research, develop the guidelines or make the products they use in medicine. They are the end user of a long chain of knowledge production. The res…
This didn't make a strong case (other than Hollywood stars have more influence and ego than most). Physicians borrow the intellectual property of others all the time. Most of them don't do the research, develop the guidelines or make the products they use in medicine. They are the end user of a long chain of knowledge production. The rest of what they do is common human decency, which is not even that common in the profession these days. They are subject to incredible forces from administrators, unions, patients, pharmaceutical industry and licensing authorities who threaten them if they start thinking for themselves. While I think the capacity of current AI is overblown, the biggest barrier to its implementation will be doctors, for reasons which have more to do with protecting the cartel than concerns about patient outcomes. It's not only factory workers who resist new technologies which threaten to put them out of work. I've yet to meet a doctor who embraces it in their field, but a non radiologist is of course enthusiastic about AI getting rid of radiologists. Funny that.
This didn't make a strong case (other than Hollywood stars have more influence and ego than most). Physicians borrow the intellectual property of others all the time. Most of them don't do the research, develop the guidelines or make the products they use in medicine. They are the end user of a long chain of knowledge production. The rest of what they do is common human decency, which is not even that common in the profession these days. They are subject to incredible forces from administrators, unions, patients, pharmaceutical industry and licensing authorities who threaten them if they start thinking for themselves. While I think the capacity of current AI is overblown, the biggest barrier to its implementation will be doctors, for reasons which have more to do with protecting the cartel than concerns about patient outcomes. It's not only factory workers who resist new technologies which threaten to put them out of work. I've yet to meet a doctor who embraces it in their field, but a non radiologist is of course enthusiastic about AI getting rid of radiologists. Funny that.