Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology Al and What Is Next? It is almost impossible to go through a day and not hear or see information about Al. Everybody wants to use it, and many want to sell it. A few days ago, I listened to a short podcast by some tech guru who was explaining how the world will change under Al reign. About 20 minutes after the podcast ended, I received a call from a local vendor who wanted to sell me his Al product. Within 20 minutes or so, he knew who I was, where my clinic was, and he was trying to convince me that I would become richer if I bought his Al product. Not so fast, my dear. First of all, Al is for people who know how to think critically and use it as a tool and not as a brain substitute. Secondly, everybody in technology wants to make money on products that are not tested, not proven to be beneficial, and not really fully developed. Their goal is to make money and fast. The consequences of bad decisions will not be theirs, because they can disappear like almost everything in automated technology. They do not have any accountability for what they develop and sell. There is no physical office or programming team that you could go back to complain. Like everything in the Internet world, you can show up, sell products, and vanish forever. Nobody will ever find you. If you are a practicing and serious physician, you do not want to play with this amateurish behavior. As a physician, you have thousands of patients, vendors, and regulators YOU have to be accountable to, so there is no place for mistakes. There is no place for mistakes in medicine. So, let's talk about it for a second. Everything in computer programming is based on a simple consequential algorithm: do you have a headache- yes or no, if yes, do you take Advil, if no, have you ever had a headache.... etc. All the programming is developed in a similar way and yes is 1 and no is 0. Since the first computer language, programmers have just improved their platforms, but the concepts remain the same. All questions must fit into those algorithms and create patterns. This is how you as a patient get labeled and qualified into that pattern. The problem is that each patient is different. So, they develop more algorithms and more patterns. But they can never look at you as an individual. It is just impossible. So, yes, there will be plenty of forms and specialties, like radiology that Al will find a great partnership with, but, on the other hand, there will be even more that will still require a real doctor. Unless you are just happy with a label on your forehead and a prescription issued by a computer. Al can do a lot of damage, especially if used by people who do not use their own brain while using it. Many of you may not remember when computers entered medical science. I hardly remember myself. But I do remember how many errors were made and how much money and time we lost before we learned how to be doctors with computers and not computers replacing doctors. I do not want us to make the same mistake now. Michael Bukhalo, MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Tel. 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology Al and What Is Next ? It is almost impossible to go through a day and not hear or see information about Al . Everybody wants to use it , and many want to sell it . A few days ago , I listened to a short podcast by some tech guru who was explaining how the world will change under Al reign . About 20 minutes after the podcast ended , I received a call from a local vendor who wanted to sell me his Al product . Within 20 minutes or so , he knew who I was , where my clinic was , and he was trying to convince me that I would become richer if I bought his Al product . Not so fast , my dear . First of all , Al is for people who know how to think critically and use it as a tool and not as a brain substitute . Secondly , everybody in technology wants to make money on products that are not tested , not proven to be beneficial , and not really fully developed . Their goal is to make money and fast . The consequences of bad decisions will not be theirs , because they can disappear like almost everything in automated technology . They do not have any accountability for what they develop and sell . There is no physical office or programming team that you could go back to complain . Like everything in the Internet world , you can show up , sell products , and vanish forever . Nobody will ever find you . If you are a practicing and serious physician , you do not want to play with this amateurish behavior . As a physician , you have thousands of patients , vendors , and regulators YOU have to be accountable to , so there is no place for mistakes . There is no place for mistakes in medicine . So , let's talk about it for a second . Everything in computer programming is based on a simple consequential algorithm : do you have a headache- yes or no , if yes , do you take Advil , if no , have you ever had a headache .... etc. All the programming is developed in a similar way and yes is 1 and no is 0. Since the first computer language , programmers have just improved their platforms , but the concepts remain the same . All questions must fit into those algorithms and create patterns . This is how you as a patient get labeled and qualified into that pattern . The problem is that each patient is different . So , they develop more algorithms and more patterns . But they can never look at you as an individual . It is just impossible . So , yes , there will be plenty of forms and specialties , like radiology that Al will find a great partnership with , but , on the other hand , there will be even more that will still require a real doctor . Unless you are just happy with a label on your forehead and a prescription issued by a computer . Al can do a lot of damage , especially if used by people who do not use their own brain while using it . Many of you may not remember when computers entered medical science . I hardly remember myself . But I do remember how many errors were made and how much money and time we lost before we learned how to be doctors with computers and not computers replacing doctors . I do not want us to make the same mistake now . Michael Bukhalo , MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows , IL 60008 Tel . 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net