Previously submitted to: JMIR Medical Informatics (no longer under consideration since Oct 08, 2019)
Date Submitted: Oct 3, 2019
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Medicine and AI: what does the future hold for internists?
ABSTRACT
The exponential development of AI is due to the improvement of processor computing power, deep learning technology, and the free sharing of Big Data. AI can learn independently, without human intervention, and gains ground in medicine: image processing, diagnosis and treatment of cancer through genome study, vaccine development, histological analyses, predictive analyses, etc. Nevertheless, the medical literature considered that AI cannot replace the physician who is essential for social interaction and clinical examination. What will happen in the 2020s? Many improvements are reported in the development of AI: the increase of computing power, the use of new algorithm technologies based on neuroscience, etc. We imagine 4 possible hypotheses for the future: 1) the physician and AI are complementary; the physician examines and interacts with the patient, and AI helps for diagnosis and treatment, 2) AI becomes a “strong” AI, mimics empathy and feelings, and replaces the physician, 3) AI does not progress. The practice of medicine changes very little. AI only interprets imaging studies or acts as a prognostic aid, 4) AI allows transhumanism to flourish. Humans are grafted with neural implants that increase their cognitive functions, allowing them to remain competitive against AI.
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