The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond

Length: 304 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Pearson
Publication Date: 2023-05-13
ISBN-10: 0138200130
ISBN-13: 9780138200138
Sales Rank: #2526 (See Top 100 Books)

AI is about to transform medicine. Here’s what you need to know right now.

”The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the personal computer. It will change the way people work, learn, and communicate–and transform healthcare. But it must be managed carefully to ensure its benefits outweigh the risks. I’m encouraged to see this early exploration of the opportunities and responsibilities of AI in medicine.”

–Bill Gates

Just months ago, millions of people were stunned by ChatGPT’s amazing abilities — and its bizarre hallucinations. But that was 2022. GPT-4 is now here: smarter, more accurate, with deeper technical knowledge. GPT-4 and its competitors and followers are on the verge of transforming medicine. But with lives on the line, you need to understand these technologies — stat.

What can they do? What can’t they do — yet? What shouldn’t they ever do? To decide, experience the cutting edge for yourself. Join three insiders who’ve had months of early access to GPT-4 as they reveal its momentous potential — to improve diagnoses, summarize patient visits, streamline processes, accelerate research, and much more. You’ll see real GPT-4 dialogues — unrehearsed and unfiltered, brilliant and blundering alike — all annotated with invaluable context, candid commentary, real risk insights, and up-to-the-minute takeaways.

Preview a day in the life of a doctor with a true AI assistant.
See how AI can enhance doctor-patient encounters at the bedside and beyond.
Learn how modern AI works, why it can fail, and how it can be tested to earn trust.
Empower patients: improve access and equity, fill gaps in care, and support behavior change.
Ask better questions and get better answers with “prompt engineering.”
Leverage AI to cut waste, uncover fraud, streamline reimbursement, and lower costs.
Optimize clinical trials and accelerate cures with AI as a research collaborator.
Find the right guardrails and gain crucial insights for regulators and policymakers.
Sketch possible futures: What dreams may come next?

There has never been technology like this. Whether you’re a physician, patient, healthcare leader, payer, policymaker, or investor, AI will profoundly impact you — and it might make the difference between life or death. Be informed, be ready, and take charge — with this book.

Cover Page
About This eBook
Halftitle Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Authors’ Note
Foreword
Prologue
Chapter 1. First Contact
    What is GPT-4?
    But does GPT-4 actually know anything about medicine?
    An AI for medical experts and non-experts alike
    A new partnership with AI raises new questions
    Back to Zak and his mother
Chapter 2. Medicina ex Machina
    A new kind of assistant in the clinic
    Does GPT-4 always tell the truth?
    A clinician’s intelligent Swiss Army knife
    Explaining the Explanation of Benefits
    A companion in the practice of medicine
    GPT-4 is a work in progress
Chapter 3. The Big Question: Does It “Understand?”
    The Big Question: Does GPT-4 really understand what it is saying?
    Common sense reasoning, moral judgments, and theory of mind
    There are real limitations
    So what about the Big Question?
Chapter 4. Trust but Verify
    Wonder and concern
    The trial?
    The trainee?
    But as a partner…
    The torchbearer
Chapter 5. The AI-Augmented Patient
    The Have-Nots
    The new triad
    Informed choices
    Better wellness
    Therapeutic AI?
Chapter 6. So Much More: Math, Coding, and Logic
    GPT-4 does math and writes code
    GPT-4 mysteriously does logical and common-sense reasoning, too
    What exactly is GPT-4, anyway?
    Is GPT-4 simply a glorified auto-completion engine?
    But GPT-4 does have some hard limits
    Caution! GPT-4 makes subtle errors
    Conclusion
Chapter 7. The Ultimate Paperwork Shredder
    GPT-4 can replace the paper patient intake form
    GPT-4 can help write the medical encounter note
    GPT-4 can support quality improvements
    GPT-4 can assist with the business end of healthcare delivery
    GPT-4 could help with the mechanics of value-based care
    Can GPT-4 be trusted to make health business decisions?
    The healthcare “back-office” is a great place to start
Chapter 8. Smarter Science
    Example: Testing new weight-loss drugs
    Reading and writing for research
    A tool for inclusion
    Analyzing our clinical data
    Missing data
    Basic research
Chapter 9. Safety First
Chapter 10. The Big Black Bag
Epilogue
    Phase change
    Stages of grief
    Partnership
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Code Snippets