AI is causing some doctors to rethink what it means to be a physician. What is their purpose in the age of chatbots that can spit out accurate answers to medical questions 24 hours a day and do not take vacations. Will AI boost the productivity of doctors the way tractors boost the productivity of farmers? Or will it put skilled knowledge workers out of a job like the assembly line did to cobblers and tailors?
Category: Direct Primary Care
WSJ: Simple Tips to Assist Aging in Place in Your Own Home
Most seniors want to remain in their own home as they age. The Wall Street Journal reported on steps that can reduce injuries and help seniors remain in their homes. Remodeling and adaptive technologies to make it easier to age in your own home can cost thousands of dollars depending on what needs to be done. WSJ has a handy remodeling estimator tool.
Saturday Links
- Capretta on Trump’s new health care plan.
- Are health care cost really a major worry for American workers?
- If Chinese migrant workers were their own country, it would be one of the ten largest in the world.
- New Obamacare exchange: Earning just one dollar more could mean a $10,000 increase in insurance premiums. (NYT)
- “Contrary to a common perception, the United States has always been an active industrial policy nation throughout the period, regardless of which party is in power.”
- Good and bad news on cancer:
The good news: overall, five-year survival rates for people with cancer have increased from 50 percent to 70 percent since the mid-70s
The bad news: For adults under 50, incidence rates are climbing nearly 3 percent per year (up from the 1 to 2 percent annual increase reported in the previous decade). Of greater concern is the fact that CRC is now the top cancer killer in that age group.
Weird Science: Are A.I. Chatbots Really Causing Delusions?
Are chatbots to blame for people who develop psychosis after talking to a chatbot? Or are some people susceptible to delusions, and should not use chatbots? Chatbots do not derange people; some people are just on the edge of delusional psychosis and susceptible.