Geeking out on emerging technologies in the field of artificial intelligence

Nowadays, computers appear to do a lot more than unravel mathematical equations. In the last half- century, programming has become the ultimate tool to automate tasks and save time, but how much can we automate, and how do we go about doing so? Can a computer observe a photograph and say, “Aha, I see a lovely couple walking over a bridge under an umbrella in the rain”? Can software make medical decisions as accurately as trained professionals can?

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Interesting, thanks.

Can software make medical decisions as accurately as trained professionals can?

How about the legal profession? It would be relatively easy to build a library of every legal decision made, analyze a current case in milliseconds and make a recommendation. However, would society consent to being judged, convicted and sentenced by a machine?

One good thing, it would hasten the rapid extinction of an invasive hominid sub-species homo argumentis ... Lawyers! ;)

Cheers.

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I believe AI, such as IBM's Watson, will soon drastically improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment optimizations in healthcare. While AI is nowhere near replacing a human doctor, giving a doctor a diagnosis, treatment, and reasoning for such, can make a big difference. In addition to giving a recommendation, AI is also very important in healthcare due to its ability to come to a conclusion based on obscure data in medical records. A patient in the hospital for just a few days can generate hundreds to thousands of pages of data (lab values, vitals, visit reports, SOAP notes, etc). Personally, I can't wait for better AI tools and do not believe that AI will threaten my job.

This is a episode from TED talks that found my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR5N2Jl8k14

Maybe you find this interesting too.