Will Human Doctors Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence Systems?

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The most expected futuristic potential for artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare domain is coming to realization; connecting with key operational and clinical aspects to enhance patient care. Its very clear Covid-19 Speeds Up AI’s Involvement in healthcare industry.

But can artificial intelligence systems ever replace doctors?

Here are few vital reasons why Artificial Intelligence systems won’t replace doctors and never will.

Power of Human Empathy– Even if AI powered technology will offer intelligent speedy solutions, it cannot “mimic empathy”. In the core of empathy, there is the vital process of trust building: listening to the patients, paying attention to their medical needs, expressing the feeling of empathy and responding back, ensuring they understood. As a human, we always need doctors holding our hands while discussing about a life-changing disease diagnosis, therapy and their overall support system. An algorithm-based AI system cannot ever replace that.

Power of Non-linear Intelligence – In the real world, setting up a disease or aliment diagnosis and treating a patient are not linear processes. It requires problem-solving skills in non-linear working manner, that of which an AI system will never have. Even though diseases have the same features, degree of lifestyles differ to person to person. So, every one of them requires some kind special attention of human doctors.

Technologies Needs Doctors – No AI systems could clearly interpret complex, multi-layered disease challenges, while they provide the data & clinical evidence-based treatment options, interpretation will always remain a human terrain. Nonetheless, the final treatment is chosen by only doctors together with their patients.

AI can never preform some tasks – Doctors, nurses and other support medical staffs have plenty of repetitive tasks to complete every single day, these tasks can be automated using AI systems. There are some vital responsibilities and duties which AI or technologies cannot perform first aid life saving procedures (Heimlich maneuver).

Imagine the possibility of doctors with problem-solving skills combined with the infinite computing & cognitive power of AI technology. Going forward AI technology will help healthcare professionals towards a more efficient, less error-prone and more seamless healthcare services.

Finally, it has never been technology versus humans. All technological innovations always serve the purpose to help humanity.

Author:

Manickavel Muthusamy                                                   

Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO

Expert Solution Technologies Canada Inc.

Toronto, Canada

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Bio -Manickavel Muthusamy is the CEO & Co-Founder of Expert Solution Technologies Canada Inc.  

An Entrepreneur with in-depth understanding of Sales & Marketing of IT Services, Outsourcing and Global Delivery, worked with leading MNCs in multiple geographies including India, Canada and USA in his career spanning over 22 years. Currently owning a software firm in Canada helping Small & Medium Size business with a wide range of accounting technology solutions & services.