No longer science fiction: Artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming healthcare - Pharma industry

No longer science fiction: Artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming healthcare Artificial intelligence – AI – is getting increasingly sophisticated at doing what humans do, albeit more efficiently, more quickly, and more cheaply. While AI and robotics are becoming a natural part of our everyday lives, their potential within healthcare is vast. Most of us are barely aware of it, but AI is everywhere we turn – it's in our cars, telling us when it's time for the engine to be serviced based on our driving patterns; it's in our everyday Google searches and the suggestions from Amazon that follow us around the web; it's the chatbot on the end of the telephone in call service centres. In homes, workplaces and clinical environments around the world, intelligent technologies such as AI and robots are supporting, diagnosing and treating people. How we embrace AI and robotics to complement and enhance healthcare services today will define our ability to deliver more effective, efficient and responsive healthcare services that reap improved health outcomes, which enabling individuals to own and manage their daily health needs.