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Ahmad Y Sheikh1, James I Fann2
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, 2238 Geary Boulevard, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being rapidly integrated into various medical applications. Although early application of AI has been achieved in image-based, as well as statistical computational models, translation into procedure-based specialties such as surgery may take longer to achieve. A potential application of AI in surgical education is as a teaching coach or mentor that interacts with the used via virtual and/or augmented reality. The question arises as to whether machines will achieve the wisdom and intelligence of human educators.
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