1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: The robots are coming, look out everybody, and they reckon 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: they'll be better. Are us than us humans doing really difficult, 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: complex stuff like being a doctor. Microsoft has announced overnight 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: an artificial intelligence system, which I am just calling a 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: robot that performs better. This is what they're arguing performs 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: better than a human doctor at complex health diagnosis. This 7 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: is according to Guardian reporting. In the last couple of hours, 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: they say Microsoft's come out, their AI unit has come 9 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 1: out and said they're creating a path to medical superintelligence. 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: Lookout world. So they think in their case studies that 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: their AI doctor solves or correctly diagnosed eight out of 12 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: ten case studies, really complex ones eight out of ten. 13 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: The real doctors who didn't have access to the Internet 14 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: or to books or anything, the real doctors two out 15 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: of ten. So who you're going to trust? And that's 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: the question you start asking yourself. Do you trust AI 17 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: to make important decisions like health decisions on your behalf? 18 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: Even though doctors don't always get it right. The thought 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: of a computer deciding your fate is kind of weird, 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: hard to get used to. But if it's shown to 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: work reliably, if it's accurate, and I suppose why not. China, meanwhile, 22 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: is into robots big time. A company there wants a 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: humanoid robot cleaning our dishes and washing our clothes in 24 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: a matter of years. They had an exhibition this week. 25 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: They want one robot for every home and this I 26 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: can get on board with. But you've got to ask. 27 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: With the robots apparently taking every job under the sun, 28 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: they'll be cutting our hair soon, what are we going 29 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: to do once they've completed their mission to take over 30 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: the world? What do we do for work? Seventy seven 31 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: percent of companies are either using AI right now or 32 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: are actively trying to. Year on year growth for this 33 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: industry is now at more than one hundred percent. Seventy 34 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: seven percent of all devices in the world are currently 35 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: using some form of AI, and I get why this 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: is happening and everything from health to housework, because it's 37 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: far more efficient and cost effective to do this. But 38 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: with so much of the work being done by others, 39 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: what's left to occupy our time? For more from Early 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to News Talk Set 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: B from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.