Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is expected to significantly influence the practice
of medicine and the delivery of healthcare in the near future. While there are only
a handful of practical examples for its medical use with enough evidence, hype and
attention around the topic are significant. There are so many papers, conference talks,
misleading news headlines and study interpretations that a short and visual guide
any medical professional can refer back to in their professional life might be useful.
For this, it is critical that physicians understand the basics of the technology so
they can see beyond the hype, evaluate A.I.-based studies and clinical validation;
as well as acknowledge the limitations and opportunities of A.I. This paper aims to
serve as a short, visual and digestible repository of information and details every
physician might need to know in the age of A.I. We describe the simple definition
of A.I., its levels, its methods, the differences between the methods with medical
examples, the potential benefits, dangers, challenges of A.I., as well as attempt
to provide a futuristic vision about using it in an everyday medical practice.
