Will Surgery Be Automated?

While talk about the greater use of robots is often coupled with fears about job losses, surgeons are rated as one of the least likely jobs to be automated. ... So even as surgical robots are likely to move towards greater levels of automation, they're unlikely to become fully autonomous for some time.

Will automation replace surgeons?

Vinod Khosla, a legendary Silicon Valley investor, argues that robots will replace doctors by 2035. And there is some evidence that he may be right. ... While the robot took longer than a human, its sutures were much better—more precise and uniform with fewer chances for breakage, leakage, and infection.

Will AI replace surgeons?

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