Does AI Have a Place in Medicine?

Is there a place for artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of medicine? Will doctors one day be replaced by robots? The answers are "yes" and "no," respectively. AI--the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior--is poised to transform the practice of medicine as we know it. But it is a complementary technology, designed to enhance the performance of humans--including physicians, nurses and medical researchers--in doing their jobs.