AI could help make physician work 'more interesting,' cardiologist says

As artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to evolve, they're starting to have real-world impacts on how physicians do their jobs. But some docs are also skeptical if not outright scared that AI might be coming for their jobs. That's the wrong way to look at it, said cardiologist Anthony Chang, MD, chief intelligence and innovation officer at Children's Hospital of Orange County, who's excited about what he says is an "amazing paradigm shift in medicine." It can perhaps be equally exciting and disconcerting seeing IBM's Watson winning on Jeopardy! With computerized smarts like that, it's no wonder that many physicians, particularly radiologists, harbor concerns that their hard-earned wisdom could eventually be replaced by artificial intelligence.