Seven Reasons To Be Optimistic About The Future Of AI In Medicine

Everywhere we look, there seems to be an air of pessimism surrounding AI, despite the fact that we have actually not made significant advancements in AI development recently. The only difference is that during the past few months, due to ChatGPT, the topic has greatly entered the spotlight. Figures like Tristan Harris spread fear, Harari claims that this is even worse than nuclear war, major tech companies and moguls call for a six-month moratorium on the development of large language models (though it’s clear that nations such as China won’t halt their progress), countries ban it, and Silicon Valley has split into fractions.  With the rapid rise of ChatGPT, amassing over 100 million users in no time, there’s widespread apprehension about what the future holds. This has become the number one question I receive after every keynote speech and video, from people all around the globe. Despite these concerns, I maintain a positive outlook on the future of AI in healthcare. While I do hold opinions about AI in general, I’ll refrain from commenting on that aspect. Let’s just say I’m using healthcare as a yardstick while explaining why I’m optimistic about the future of AI.  Below I will list my seven arguments for my stance. So it’s not just about having this romantic notion of a beautiful future with AI (although I do have that), but I can also justify why I’m optimistic. 1. Regulation catches up&nbs...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI AI in medicine digital health AI in heaalthcare future large language models MedPaLM ChatGPT in healthcare Virtual care Source Type: blogs