Here’s
something that made me think. What will the effect of AI be on what we do?
When I
first started in this game forty-three years ago I spent a few months in each
part of pathology to get a feel for what I might like to do.
At the
time I was told that clinical chemistry was ripe for automation but it would
never happen with haematology. I’m reminded of Arthur C Clarke’s comments about
the
failure of imagination; the people with whom I worked all those years ago
wouldn’t recognize where I now work.
I’m not
saying that AI will wipe out biomedical scientists.
I’m not
saying that biomedical scientists will be safe from AI.
I am
saying that the future won’t turn out anything like we imagine it will.
As the
Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy said about grammar in the future, “the
term "Future Perfect" has been abandoned since it was discovered not
to be.”
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