Consumers Ready to Embrace AI and Robots for Healthcare
Will artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in medicine replace the human clinician? Not yet, but healthcare is changing and the public is ready. According to a PwC study, a majority of consumers are willing to receive care from these advanced technologies, which have the potential to transform healthcare delivery to make it better, faster and more accessible for all.
The findings are in a PwC’s report—What doctor? Why AI and robotics will define New Health—which is based on a commissioned survey of more than 11,000 people from 12 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Across the region, more than half of respondents (55 percent) said they were willing to use advanced computer technology or robots with AI that can answer health questions, perform tests, make a diagnosis and recommend treatment.