[Etone TV] Can AI Replace Doctors?

Can AI replace doctors?

As ChatGPT and Tesla’s autonomous driving technology

have rapidly advanced,

the question of whether AI can even replace a professional field like doctors

has become a hot topic.

In particular, bold predictions are also being made

that within three years, robots will be able to

perform surgery better than doctors.

Regarding this,

if I briefly share my thoughts,

Tesla’s autonomous driving accumulates data

by observing the actual driving behavior of countless vehicles

on the road,

like shadowboxing.

But surgery is different.

It is realistically very difficult to secure large amounts of data

for AI training from invasive surgical procedures

that open the human body,

and machines cannot be allowed to make people go through

trial and error for the sake of learning.

Even if the technology is perfected, the bigger issue will likely be

“social consensus.”

A human doctor’s mistake

and an AI robot doctor’s mistake.

A single accident caused by a machine in the operating room

would likely become a barrier that blocks the introduction of the technology.

Because medical technology is directly connected to human life,

it will need to go through a strict verification process similar to

drug development.

Even introducing simple assistance functions will likely take

at least 10 years,

and there will also be the issue of efficiency,

such as whether introducing an expensive robot is economically more beneficial

than hiring a doctor.

AI is more likely to become a powerful tool

that maximizes a doctor’s capabilities

rather than replacing doctors.

I think doctors who possess not simple repetitive skills,

but complex judgment and the ability to empathize with patients,

which AI finds difficult to replace,

will shine even more in the future medical environment.