Opinion: The risks of AI in remote medical consulting

With the increasing use of AI in healthcare, a warning from medical union MDDUS of the ‘inherent risks in remote consulting' offers a timely reminder of the potential dangers. Following our story yesterday on Samsung’s partnership with Babylon Health, an NHS consultant reached out with his (puzzling) experience of Babylon’s technology:

Just when you thought the @babylonhealth #AI #Chatbot couldn't get any worse...

I gave it the most basic of medical...