简介：ArtificialIntelligenceisstartingtotransformhealthcarebeyondrecognition.ThevisionfortechcompaniesistogetAIcomputerstodiagnosediseasesaswellasahumandoctor,whichcouldultimatelyresultinaccessible,moreaffordable,betterhealthcareforalmosteveryone. Inaworldwithachronicshortageofdoctors,butwhereeventheverypoorownmobilephones,itcouldbetrulyrevolutionary.AndinBritain,advancesinAIarealreadyradicallychanginghowsomeofusseeourGPs. Dr.HannahFryuncoversthecontroversialinsidestoryofthisrevolutioninhealthcare,withprivilegedbehind-the-scenesaccesstotechcompaniesleadingthewayinhealthcareinnovation. AmbitiousBritishtechstart-upBabylonHealthlaunchedits‘GPatHand’appinLondoninlate2017andhasalreadypersuaded30,000LondonerstoquittheiroldGPstoregisterinsteadforthisNHS‘digitalfirst’service,wherepatientsdiscusssymptomswithanAIchatbotandseeadoctorinminutes24/7viatheirphone.Babylon’sCEODr.AliParsatalkspassionatelyabouthowhehopes“todowithhealthcarewhatGoogledidwithinformation”.KheironMedicalhavealsoopenedtheirdoors,withtheirClinicalDirectorDr.HughHarveyexplaininghowKheiron’stechnologyisalreadyoutperforminghumanradiologistsatspottingsignsofcancerinmammograms. ButthissectorisnewandchallengingandGPatHand’sarrivalhasprovedcontroversial–withmanyGPsworriedaboutthedisruptiveconsequencesforbothpatientsandthemselves.WehearfrommedicalprofessionalssuchasProfessorHelenStokes-Lampard,ChairattheRoyalCollegeofGPs,whoexpressescautionaboutthehypearoundAI,voicingconcernsabouttowhatextentappslike‘GPatHand’havebeenrigorouslytested.BigquestionsarealsoraisedaboutAIinhealthcare:ifitcanbetrusted,howitshouldberegulated-andwhatitmeansforallofus.…