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Will Health Care Be Disrupted?

We shouldn’t expect machines to replace physicians for some time, but automation will continue to make inroads in the evolving health-care landscape, and we should welcome this. Practicing more precision medicine than intuitive medicine will make health care simpler, more accessible, and less expensive.

LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Although intelligent machines are increasingly operating complex manufacturing systems and replacing humans on factory floors, they have not made significant inroads in health care. The sector’s most advanced machines, from ultra-high-resolution imaging instruments to surgical robots, are still fully controlled by humans.

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