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Sunday, 6 October 2024

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (and every other traditionally human activity)

AI in Medicine From disdainful condescension to wide eyed breathless adulation of capabilities to doom ladened contemplation of real prospects? Is that a reasonable summary of the evolution of computing held by many(most?) outsiders in many (most?) disciplines? Yes. Certainly in Medicine See what computers can do! See how computers can help in daily practice! See how computers might manage (better?) if left in charge! The New England Journal of Medicine, an august (austere even) channel for publication of medical innovation has now an offspring NEJM AI "Monthly (12 issues/year) with continuous publication" Started January 2024. 21st Century innovation dissected in a 19th Century Medium disseminated by 20th Century Technology. Neat! For this is the issue of our time. How shall we live with our own unique creation, while extracting maximum benefit and, selfishly, leaving something for nimble minds to do?