Lynn Ware Peek and John Wells talk with Jerry Kaplan, author of Humans Need Not Apply. After billions of dollars and fifty years of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. As society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, Kaplan unpacks the latest advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. Driverless cars, robotic helpers, and intelligent agents that promote our interests have the potential to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure — but as Kaplan warns, the transition may be protracted and brutal unless we address the two great scourges of the modern developed world: volatile labor markets and income inequality
In segment two, Lynn and John speak with Dr. Michael Fratkin who speaks of telemedicine in palliative care. A Medi-Cal managed care pilot program announced it will try a team-based, telemedicine-enabled approach to palliative care for patients with serious illnesses.
"When you take a person who's seriously ill and import them into the system, they become patients, no one really looks directly at them," said Michael Fratkin, an internist and founder of ResolutionCare. "When you see people in the home, they're people."