AI and Healthcare – The Now, The Next, and The Possible

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a computer science discipline working towards replicating critical human mental faculties, and it has reached a level of capability and maturity where it could have a transformative impact on healthcare and other knowledge intensive sectors. The power, scope and scale of AI applications are increasing exponentially. Here, we draw on key insights from our book on The Future of Business and our upcoming publication on The Future of AI in Business to explore the current uses, emerging applications and future possible impact of AI in healthcare. Finally, to offer a glimpse of the sheer scale of what is over the horizon, we present a scenario outlining the revolutionary impact AI could have on the central tenets and functioning of the UK healthcare system. The technological revolution is already disrupting the healthcare industry across the globe.