> I don't understand this mindset of not using technology due to a lack of trust.
The more complex a tool is, the more likely it is to have flaws. Is it any surprise that the medical industry is slow to trust tools where the feared negative outweigh the few clear positives?
I would rather trust a robot to operate on me rather than diagnose me. The human will be able to adapt and communicate to me while doing so.
Well in that case, why bother going to the hospital at all!
Doctors are a social conduit for understanding symptoms, explaining the reasoning behind eventual diagnosis, and being able to perform it themselves. A computer would not be, and certainly not in a way a distraught patient could communicate with easily. I also don't envision computers being tied to writing prescriptions any time soon, which is the other reason I would use a doctor.
The more complex a tool is, the more likely it is to have flaws. Is it any surprise that the medical industry is slow to trust tools where the feared negative outweigh the few clear positives?
I would rather trust a robot to operate on me rather than diagnose me. The human will be able to adapt and communicate to me while doing so.