Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Internal Medicine Physicians

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now very closely related to the work of internal medicine physicians. Internal medicine physicians must actively cope with and study the weak AI that affects them. Active use of weak AI can result in a reduced frequency of medical accidents and improved work efficiency. However, the form of medical consultation designed to treat patients based on behavior and guidelines of simply looking for symptoms and prescribing medications will ultimately disappear. As the age of self-care has begun, directors of local internal medicine clinics may expand their business to include AI-based chronic diseases and healthcare service companies to treat chronic diseases. (Korean J Med 2017;92:235-238)