Chinese robot becomes world's first machine to pass medical exam [looks like PR from manufacturer... but still!]

Esther12

Esther12

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The rise of sophisticated AI could be really great for health care. Hopefully we won't programme them with a misguided sense of superiority.

A robot has passed the written test of China's national medical licensing examination, an essential entrance exam for doctors, making it the first robot in the world to pass such an exam.

Its developer iFlytek Co Ltd, a leading Chinese artificial intelligence company, said on Thursday that the robot scored 456 points, 96 points higher than the required marks.

The artificial-intelligence-enabled robot can automatically capture and analyze patient information and make initial diagnosis. It will be used to assist doctors to improve efficiency in future treatments, iFlytek said.

This is part of broader efforts by China to accelerate the application of AI in healthcare, consumer electronics, and other industries.
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"General practitioners are in severe shortage in China's rural areas. We hope AI can help more people access quality medical resources."
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/tech/2017-11/10/content_34362656.htm
 
Didn't read the link but rote memorization and recall is only part of an excellent heuristic analysis system. Experience and intelligence is the difference between knowledge and effective utilization.
If i'm wrong then this robot should take over medical research and make humans obsolete in short order. Then we will have rapid cures for our worst diseases, from ME/CFS to cancer to Parkinsons to Alzheimers and so on. :thumbup:
 
We already have a cure for all diseases, it's called cremation, but we don't tend to use it on the living coz we have ethics, do Chinese robots have ethics?
 
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