With some even suggesting machines will lead the future of care. But with the risk of error still too high, and covid19 highlighting how much we need a human touch, is the future of Artificial Intelligence salutogenic rather than pathogenic? In 1979 the medical sociologist Aron Antonovsky proposed an approach termed'salutogenesis,' a theory of how and why certain people stay healthy. The word'salutogenesis' comes from the Latin word salus, meaning health, and the Greek word genesis meaning origin. As a medical approach, it focuses on factors that support human health and well-being, rather than on factors that cause disease (pathogenesis).

With some even suggesting machines will lead the future of care. But with the risk of error still too high, and covid19 highlighting how much we need a human touch, is the future of Artificial Intelligence salutogenic rather than pathogenic? In 1979 the medical sociologist Aron Antonovsky proposed an approach termed'salutogenesis,' a theory of how and why certain people stay healthy. The word'salutogenesis' comes from the Latin word salus, meaning health, and the Greek word genesis meaning origin. As a medical approach, it focuses on factors that support human health and well-being, rather than on factors that cause disease (pathogenesis).