Doctors aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Their jobs often go far beyond diagnosis.
For instance, in paediatrics one of the trickiest types of case to deal with are those relating to safeguarding. The tact required to navigate those situations, eg.
correctly identify whether an unexplained bruise is a signal to flag a safeguarding issue or has a reasonable explanation, is not something that can be automated and would likely receive a lot of pushback.
It is worth noting that in 1930 Keynes predicted that the work week would shrink to 15 hours thanks to advances in automation.
I have great confidence in our abilities to create more work for each other.
For instance, in paediatrics one of the trickiest types of case to deal with are those relating to safeguarding. The tact required to navigate those situations, eg. correctly identify whether an unexplained bruise is a signal to flag a safeguarding issue or has a reasonable explanation, is not something that can be automated and would likely receive a lot of pushback.
It is worth noting that in 1930 Keynes predicted that the work week would shrink to 15 hours thanks to advances in automation.
I have great confidence in our abilities to create more work for each other.