The funny things happening on the way to singularity

“Machines will be better at math, science and engineering than we will.
But consider an alternative scenario. Let’s say you’re really sick and go to the emergency room. The hospital uses artificial intelligence to diagnose your symptoms. In real time, machines scan your DNA, review your medical history and analyze your vital signs.

AI can diagnose the problem much faster and more accurately. Plus, doctors work insane hours, seeing an average of 80 patients per week. Machines never get tired.

If your life was at stake, would you want machines to have access to your private, personal information? In either of the scenarios above, it may already be too late.”

The funny things happening on the way to singularity
http://social.techcrunch.com/2016/04/09/the-funny-things-happening-on-the-way-to-singularity/
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