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From: lewis@psuvax.UUCP (James W. Lewis)
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Subject: Re:Re: just a reminder... - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 22-Nov-83 21:01:33 EST
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Why should it be dangerous to have machines treating the poor?  There
is no reason to believe that human experts will always be superior to
machines; in fact, a carefully designed expert system could embody all
the skill of the world's best diagnosticians.  In addition, an expert
system would never get tired or complain about its pay.  On the 
other hand, perhaps you are worried about the machine lacking 'human' 
insight or compassion. I don't think anyone is suggesting that these
qualities can or should be built into such a system.  Perhaps we will
see a new generation of medical personnel whose job will be to use the
available AI facilities to make the most accurate diagnoses, and help
patients interface with the system.  This will provide patients with
the best medical knowledge available, and still allow personal interaction
between patients and technicians.

-jim lewis

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