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Well. From Artificial Intelligence to Empathy?

Highlights

  • How much is too much? In almost every sphere of life, time and time again, we are reminded that Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts are moving full steam ahead - in journeys that society often embraces but to destinations that are not always appreciated

  • In the Foreword, Dr Abraham Verghese spells out the complexities of a doctor-patient relationship by framing why we humans are fundamentally different from animals

  • Deep Medicine prods us to be deliberate on our wants and to actively partake in the decisions of change so that we seize this opportunity to be more connected as humans

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How much is too much? In almost every sphere of life, time and time again, we are reminded that Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts are moving full steam ahead - in journeys that society often embraces but to destinations that are not always appreciated. Dr Eric Jeffrey Topol, a cardiologist from the Scripps Research Translational Institute, urges us to slow down a little to deliberate on what makes us human, and to speed-up and change for the better [1]. Topol envisions in Deep Medicine how embracing artificial intelligence strategically can make healthcare human again.

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