The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond

The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond

by Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, Isaac Kohane
Released April 2023
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780138200145

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Book description

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.

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Table of contents

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

Product information

  • Title: The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond
  • Author(s): Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, Isaac Kohane
  • Release date: April 2023
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780138200145