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Goldhahn, Jörg; Rampton, Vanessa; Spinas, Giatgen A Could artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete? 2018 Article AI and Medicine Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Medicine, Health Care Work, Worker Replacement
Citation Goldhahn, Jörg; Rampton, Vanessa; Spinas, Giatgen A 2018 Article BMJ Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Medicine Health Care Work Worker Replacement AI and Medicine

"Could artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete?"

by Goldhahn, Jörg; Rampton, Vanessa; Spinas, Giatgen A (2018)

Abstract

Machines that can learn and correct themselves already perform better than doctors at some tasks, says Jörg Goldhahn, but Vanessa Rampton and Giatgen A Spinas maintain that machines will never be able to replicate the inter-relational quality of the therapeutic nature of the doctor-patient relationship

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Medicine, Health Care Work, Worker Replacement

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AI and Medicine

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