AI in Healthcare April 9, 2021
Artificially intelligent personal digital assistants controlled by voice à la Amazon Echo and Google Home have a bright future in healthcare. However, they will neither threaten health workers’ jobs nor draw strict regulatory action despite persistent concerns over privacy and security.
Such are the prime predictions of an international panel of up to 35 subject experts and industry stakeholders recruited to collaboratively consider various future scenarios and arrive at a consensus on the likelihood of each.
The panelists represented voice-technology developers, clinicians, and representatives of academia, governmental health agencies and nonprofit health associations. All had familiarity with the technology.
The virtual group had strong consensus on a scenario describing the use of voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants (VIPAs) for supporting elderly...
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