Charlotte Blease is an associate professor in the medical faculty at Uppsala University in Sweden. She is also a researcher in the Digital Psychiatry Program at Harvard Medical School.

What’s the big idea?

Humans are fallible . . . and unfortunately, that applies to doctors too. Misdiagnosis and error lead to a considerable number of deaths. Medical professionals have their own biases and limited bandwidth and time to keep up with the latest research developments. Doctors are doing their best, but it’s possible that AI could do even better. As eerie as it is to consider entrusting your healthcare to a bot, it could be a lifesaver.

Below, Charlotte shares five key insights from her new book, Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us―and How AI Could Save Lives. Listen to the audio version—read by

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