Perspectives
Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Pulmonary Medicine
Abstract
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. This excerpt from Isaac Asimov’s classic I, Robot fictional narrative is one of the “three laws of robotics” that determined how robots interact with their world.1,2 These words, first printed in 1950, now appear prophetic as we as a profession and more broadly as humans cope to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) fits into the human experience. AI is the ability of machines to complete tasks through mimicking human cognitive functions in applications such as problem solving and learning. It is our perspective that AI will transform the practice of pulmonary medicine.This content is limited to qualifying members.
Existing members, please login first
If you have an existing account please login now to access this article or view purchase options.
Purchase only this article ($25)
Create a free account, then purchase this article to download or access it online for 24 hours.
Purchase an SMJ online subscription ($75)
Create a free account, then purchase a subscription to get complete access to all articles for a full year.
Purchase a membership plan (fees vary)
Premium members can access all articles plus recieve many more benefits. View all membership plans and benefit packages.