The Future Of Medical Technology: Chatbots [Infographic]

There is no doubt that medical AI is advancing and quickly. In the near future, we will have access to devices that can diagnose us and possibly treat us. That does not mean that we are ready for it. There is still a lot of doubt around the idea of letting a machine accomplish these tasks. In a new survey by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, it was shown that the majority of millennial parents, 56%, are ready to trust AI to diagnose their children. That also means that 44% are not ready and that is still a very large number. Also, it seems that Americans and the UK are leading the distrust.


Part of the AI diagnosis technology will include the use of chatbots. Just by talking to an AI about symptoms a patient will be able to get a diagnosis and a recommended course of action. Speaking as someone that has used Web MD in the past with terrible results you can count me among the skeptical. Who is to say what information a patient will keep from the chatbot or what important questions the chatbot will not ask before recommending a course of action?

It seems that most of Asia does not share my concern. Around 8 out of 10 parents are ready to try this chatbot tech with their children. This is a number that I was really surprised by especially when its compared to numbers in the US and UK where only about half of parents said they were likely to use this technology.

Never the less these numbers make it clear that this technology is coming our way and soon. The rest of the results from the survey are in the infographic below. Let us know what you think.

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To learn more about IEEE and their survey please visit their website.
