ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

This essay explores the possibility of artificial intelligence being used in routine clinical practices given the increasing adaptation of the AI system in medical applications. Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the healthcare industry by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, better response time, and increased efficiency through analysis of complex medical data in short spans and providing solutions to result in improved patient outcomes. It should be noted that despite such advancements in healthcare delivery, application of AI brings to light the possibilities of biases or lack of transparency during the processing of data which further raises ethical questions and data privacy issues and highlights the need for proper regulation of the system before it is incorporated in the medical field without hesitation. This essay mainly addresses the question of whether artificial intelligence should be allowed to operate in the field despite its drawbacks.