I’m a neurology ICU nurse. The creep of AI in our hospitals terrifies me
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The healthcare landscape is changing fast thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence. These technologies have shifted decision-making power away from nurses and on to the robots. Michael Kennedy, who works as a neuro-intensive care nurse in San Diego, believes AI could destroy nurses’ intuition, skills, and training. The result being that patients are left
  • General_Shenanigans@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

    -Bill Gates

  • whithom@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    3 days ago

    You need AI to reword this spaghetti of an article. I know plenty of nurses, most of them shouldn’t be making decisions.

    But I do agree that slapping AI on everything is a poor idea.

    • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlineEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Hasn’t AI already been shown to be better at catching things like cancer than humans?

      There are some things that computers can be better at than humans.

      • whithom@discuss.onlineEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Yes! And we should use it when it has been proven effective. But the AI shouldn’t be able to administer drugs.