Abstract
Recent decades have witnessed the genesis and progressive application of intelligent
machines and computer programs that have the ability to process information and execute
cognitive functions similar to those of human logic and reasoning such as problem
solving and decision making. That is artificial intelligence (AI) in a nutshell as
envisioned by John McCarthy, “the father of AI”. Healthcare has welcomed AI, giving
rise to collaborations such as the Moorfields Eye Hospital and Google’s DeepMind division
in the screening and predicting of retinal disease. The use of AI by the maxillofacial
surgical fraternity is, however, limited. We wish to highlight the fact that surgeons
are uniquely positioned to help drive these innovations rather than passively waiting
for the technology to become useful.
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Publication history
Published online: September 12, 2019
Accepted:
August 16,
2019
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© 2019 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
