Being a doctor is one of the jobs expected to be least at risk from AI replacement. But a new program launched in Utah is raising questions over that assumption. A healthcare startup will begin offering AI examinations and prescriptions to patients without direct human oversight, making Utah the first state to replace a doctor with an AI.

The good news is that the program is currently very limited in its scope. It’s just one year long and only for patients with mild-to-moderate acne.

The process works when a person signs up for Nolla Health’s $4.99-per-month app and uses it to scan their face. After completing a medical history and personal information form, the AI analyzes their skin, identifies the acne problem, rates the skin’s oiliness, and then generates a numerical acne severity score that ranges between clear skin and severe acne, reports Bloomberg.

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    5 days ago

    Wonder how many people are gonna die or get seriously fucked up due to this shit. Y’know it’s shit like this that gets me to call Utah a shithole, the fucken Mississippi of the Western States Idaho is Alabama.