3 ways AI and robotics will transform healthcare -- World Economic Forum

Many people think that the healthcare sector will greatly benefit from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, describes this revolution as "a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres." Many of the discussions around technology and healthcare have, in broad terms, focused on the internet of things, telemedicine, personalized medicine, and robotics. But how exactly are these technologies going to be transformative? As the Chair of the Global Agenda Council on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, I've been part of many discussions on the impacts of these technologies, both good and bad.