MedPage Today June 18, 2024
— Envisioning the role of an AI doctor from sci-fi accounts is intriguing, if not alarming
WarGames is a 1983 American Cold War science fiction film directed by the legendary John Badham. The film’s premise revolves around a young computer whiz kid named David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) who accidentally connects to a top-secret supercomputer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The supercomputer, named WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), is designed to predict possible outcomes of nuclear war. Mistaking the computer’s simulation for a real-life game, David starts playing a nuclear war scenario, causing a national nuclear missile scare and almost starting World War III.
While the movie itself does not directly relate to the field of medicine,...
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