The healthcare technology revolution: AI-assisted doctors

Piotr Orzechowski, CEO at Infermedica explains why AI provides so many advantages over traditional rule-based decision trees and how integrating AI technology with doctors expertise can enhance patient care. Anxiety about the introduction of automation in the workplace has been well documented. With some estimations stating that, by 2025, machines will be doing half of all work tasks, perhaps concerns are not entirely misplaced. In healthcare, robotics and machine learning are already having an impact on patient care, providing basic assistance across many clinical facilities – no doubt a life-saving job. Some may feel that eventually technology – specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI) – will progress to a point where it can deliver advanced consultation, without the need for a physician.