Yep, the “laziness” of reliance was a big part of my immediate reaction. I’ve recently found out that veterinary clinics across the country, and especially in Texas, were aggressively moved on by investment capital in the years between now and my last dogs. The pet economy, including medical care, has long been seen as recession proof. Medical care in particular is seen as emotionally driven and ripe for greater exploitation, so of course the vultures moved in. Having AI flag everything, allowing you to show a customer tons of things to worry about and milk them for more diagnostics, a.k.a. more money, is the logical conclusion.
It’s a disturbing trend - dental offices are also being acquired by investment groups that run them as purely a business rather than a health care service.
I have spoken to some younger dentists when I go to courses, and it sounds as though they are receiving disciplinary conversations/actions when they do not treat what the AI tells them to. The business expects them to transfer the responsibility of diagnosis to a computer program ( and frankly a shitty one) yet still be medicolegally responsible for making the decision to treat.
Yep, the “laziness” of reliance was a big part of my immediate reaction. I’ve recently found out that veterinary clinics across the country, and especially in Texas, were aggressively moved on by investment capital in the years between now and my last dogs. The pet economy, including medical care, has long been seen as recession proof. Medical care in particular is seen as emotionally driven and ripe for greater exploitation, so of course the vultures moved in. Having AI flag everything, allowing you to show a customer tons of things to worry about and milk them for more diagnostics, a.k.a. more money, is the logical conclusion.
It’s a disturbing trend - dental offices are also being acquired by investment groups that run them as purely a business rather than a health care service.
I have spoken to some younger dentists when I go to courses, and it sounds as though they are receiving disciplinary conversations/actions when they do not treat what the AI tells them to. The business expects them to transfer the responsibility of diagnosis to a computer program ( and frankly a shitty one) yet still be medicolegally responsible for making the decision to treat.