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Feb 4 2014

Will computers replace doctors?

35 min 3 movies discussed
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With savvy and health-conscious people taking control of their wellbeing through apps and sites, technology is meeting the desire for individuals' responsibility for their health. But is the day coming soon when doctors will be obsolete, replaced by computers that read our health-related data to treat us?

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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating question of whether computers and artificial intelligence might eventually replace human doctors. The guys explore how technology like diagnostic software, surgical robots, and health-tracking apps are already changing medicine, from Watson's impressive diagnostic capabilities to robotic surgeries and smartphone medical tools. They discuss both the exciting possibilities and concerning challenges of this medical revolution, weighing whether we'll still need human physicians in the future or if we're heading toward a world of digital doctors and AI assistants.


Movies Discussed

Fight Club
Fight Club
1999 2h 19m
★ 8.4
"And that is from Robert Paulson. — Chuck referenced the movie when reading listener mail from someone named Robert Paulson, connecting it to the famous line from Fight Club." — Chuck
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
1984
★ 6.8
"Watson, who won a Jeopardy. — Chuck mentioned Watson as the IBM computer that won the game show Jeopardy when discussing AI diagnostics in medicine." — Chuck
Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind
2020
★ 6.2
"We're going to be talking to Nancy Rodriguez from Netflix's Love Is Blind Season 3. — This was mentioned in a promotional segment for another podcast that aired during the episode."

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