Korot, E;
Wagner, SK;
Faes, L;
Liu, X;
Huemer, J;
Ferraz, D;
Keane, PA;
(2020)
Will AI Replace Ophthalmologists?
Translational Vision Science & Technology
, 9
(2)
10.1167/tvst.9.2.2.
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Abstract
Teamwork, creativity, adaptability, empathy—all traits that physicians employ on a daily basis to effectively deliver patient care. One may argue that these are elements of physician-patient interaction that artificial intelligence (AI) could never replicate. However, others would contend that AI models have already demonstrated some of these features. Recent notable examples include AI mastering cooperative gameplay and generative adversarial networks creating novel artwork and melodic music.1–4 These advances were all made possible due to the recent proliferation of deep neural networks, which have also ushered a stepwise improvement in machine learning performance in ophthalmology.5–8 However, it is crucial to clarify that these and similar AI models that show creativity, teamwork, and adaptability are examples of “narrow” AI. These algorithms are typically validated in constrained testing environments and have limited generalizability. Furthermore, when evaluated outside their test environments in a more abstract fashion or presented with intentional adversarial counterfactuals, they often fail with unfortunate consequences.9
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Will AI Replace Ophthalmologists? |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1167/tvst.9.2.2 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.2.2 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10092294 |
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