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Ms. Toad

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9. Robots are doing surgery - and have been for more than two decades.

Reply to Brainfodder (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:05 PM

Aug 2023

Look up the daVinci surgical system.

They are improving, but when I explored a few years ago (don't recall which surgery it was for), it had risks associated with it that I wasn't willing to take.

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Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried. (Washington Post) [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2023 OP

"Good" nurses and doctors might see/feel beyond AI algorithms. Nowadays, I'd like an AI check too. Silent Type Aug 2023 #1

Absolutely. The technology can work hand in hand with doctors and nurses. jimfields33 Aug 2023 #3

Yeah, no kidding. Aristus Aug 2023 #5

Your an awesome one! jimfields33 Aug 2023 #6

Thank you. Aristus Aug 2023 #7

Yeah, Really RobinA Aug 2023 #12

Robots doing surgery, what could go wrong? Brainfodder Aug 2023 #2

A lot of heart, knee and hip work are done by robots. jimfields33 Aug 2023 #4

Robots are doing surgery - and have been for more than two decades. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #9

I don't know if you've been a hospital recently - Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #8

There has been continuous monitoring in hospitals for years ismnotwasm Aug 2023 #10

It's going to take a minute to get them working in tandem Sympthsical Aug 2023 #11