David Autor

But it has not displaced radiologists.

They're busier than ever.

Why is that?

Well, reading x-rays is part of what they do.

But a lot of what they do is they integrate other information.

They care for patients more holistically.

They talk with other experts.

And they also read much more supporting information.

It's not just looking at x-rays.

So this tool definitely makes them better at what they do.

There are limitations as well.

But so far, the job of radiologists is much, much broader than just reading scans.

Now, to be clear, this could change.

You know, it may be at the moment, it's a very strong complement and collaborator with radiologists.

Maybe at some point, it really will be an autonomous actor.

I don't want to say that won't happen, right?

So if you think about like the progress of taxi and chauffeur services, we got Uber and Lyft, they provide, you know, navigation services and they tell the drivers where to go and so on.

But the next wave, there will be no drivers, right?

It's always a moving frontier.

And one shouldn't say it's forever, you know, one or the other.