I wrote a blog earlier this year in which I expressed how relieved I was that the robotic doctor, Watson from Jeopardy fame, could not replace a real, live doctor. Imagine my chagrin when I disocvered an article titled “X-Prize competitioin will give $10 million prize for mobile diagnosing solution equal or better than physician.”
“ The Foundation is hoping the same transformative change will happen with mobile medical technology. They are partnering with Qualcomm and announced the Tricorder X-Prize, a $10 million dollar prize to develop a mobile solution that can diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians.”
I breathed a sigh of relief as I read further on and discovered that “It doesn’t appear the X-Prize wants to replace a physician, rather, allow them to spend their time more efficiently”. I’m all for advancement in technology, as long as there is still a warm-bodied human being to go along with it.
