"Is this going to be the Brave New World? Is it going to be Skynet issue like in the Terminator series? Or is it going to be a solution to a huge problem we will be facing. Stay tuned - and be nice to your Alexa, Siri, Cortana, or what ever AI you are using!"
Better be nice to your AI. It might be remembering all those insults you have throwing at it just out of fun. Advances in the world of AI and robotics are really starting to roll. How so? How about robots as surgeons. In fact, I recently saw a Verizon commercial where the company said it is trying to develop a 5g network across the country. If they can do that, the network would be stout enough to have a surgeon in one city (remotely), direct a robot in another city's operating room. Far fetched? Maybe not.
Good or bad, this is where we are. We are in the final phase before we allow AI to take over what we have been guiding. What? Yes - we are remotely piloting drones into battle. It is working fine, thank you. But soon the drones will not need guidance from humans. They will be getting their guidance from on board AI. And it does not stop there.
With the graying of America, and the projected doctor and surgeon shortage, robotics might be the answer. With the recent advances in nanotechnology, tomorrow's robots could have skills better than the greatest doctors who have ever lived. Robots might be able to take the new non-invasive surgeries to a whole new level. Need a heart valve replaced? Bring an overnight bag. We will have you home tomorrow, not as good as new, but better than new.
The coming advances in medicine are going to be jaw dropping, for sure. Not for old fossils like me - but for my kids and for sure my grand kids. Not only will robots be operating on us - they might be getting their new "parts" for us by using 3D or 4D printing. Yes, that is in the hopper also. Using some of your DNA, a new part can be constructed which will be rejection proof. Heart transplants might become as common as having wisdom teeth extracted.
One final thing. I mentioned this before that in one of my former jobs I dabbled in robotics. It blew me away with how much technology was used! And that was in 1990! Robotics in 2020 (two years away), and robotics in 2030 is going to be like something out of a Issac Asimov novel. If we don't do something stupid, I think what is coming will be awesome.
Is this going to be the Brave New World? Is it going to be Skynet issue like in the Terminator series? Or is it going to be a solution to a huge problem we will be facing. Stay tuned - and be nice to your Alexa, Siri, Cortana, or what ever AI you are using. Your future might be in their hands.
Better Hurry! If you haven't noticed, most of the surgeons using advanced techniques are brown, educated in US and stayed here to practice.
ReplyDeleteIf Steven (Heinrich Himmmler clone) Miller still has 45's ear, brown people will not be allowed into the US to acquire a medical education as they will not pass the extreme vetting necessary for entrance.
Little money, no skill, just an intense desire for education in the best universities in the world. NOT Qualified!
I believe the sayings is, "Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you just might get it"!