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people will hold machines to higher
standards than humans.
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robotic caregivers will be even
if their al is not perfect.
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al is already being used to accomplish a range of medical
tasks, from reading x-rays to assisting in surgery.
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it will be fun to come face-to-face with
a medical robot assistant.
al will accurately diagnose a disease
10 percent of the time.
epstein points out that al programs will never be perfect-
no matter how much we might want (or expect) them to
be. “we hold machines to higher standards than humans,
she says. but if al could diagnose a disease more
accurately even 10 percent of the time, think of how many
lives it could save. besides, wouldn't it be fun to come
face-to-face with a robot assistant at your next medical
appointment?
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