Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now

Technology Review
h/t EGO OUT

excerpt:

Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a virtual nurse and exercise coach that are surprisingly likable and effective—even if they're not quite as affable as the medical hologram on Star Trek. In fact, patients who interacted with a virtual nurse named Elizabeth said they preferred the computer simulation to an actual doctor or nurse because they didn't feel rushed or talked down to.

Comment:

I guess this is good news.  It is not the best reflection on real people, though, if a machine can do something better.

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