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Doctor Ex Machina: A Critical Assessment of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care.

This article examines the potential implications of the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care for both its delivery and the medical profession. To this end, the first section explores the basic features of AI and the yet theoretical concept of autonomous AI followed by an ove...

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Published in:Journal of Medicine & Philosophy Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 155 - 179
Main Authors: Svensson, Annika M, Jotterand, Fabrice
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Feb2022
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          Physicians
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