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 medical robots replace doctors?

The use of AI-controlled robots does not completely replace the role of medical personnel. AI-controlled robots can increase the role of doctors, surgeons, or nurses. ... “AI reduces the complications and errors that can occur during surgery and makes the hospital stay shorter,” Kalis said.

Will doctors become obsolete?

Maybe not entirely, but from the work we are doing using AI to create data-driven patient treatment decisions for specialist physicians, it is now becoming clear that at least 80% of physician work, if not more, will become obsolete in the future, and potentially the near future, with the advent of the tricorder ...