AI in Health Care: No, the Robots Are Not Taking Over

It’s common for many people to fear the unknown, and exactly how artificial intelligence might transform the health care and medical experience is no exception.

People might be afraid, for example, that AI will remove all human interaction from health care in the future. Not true, say the experts. Doctors and other health care workers might fear the technology will replace their clinical judgment and experience. Also not true, experts say.

The AI robots are not taking over.

AI and machine learning remain technologies that add to human know-how. For example, AI can help track a patient over time better than a health care professional relying on memory alone, can speed up image analysis, and...