By Yuxuan Wu
Publication Date: 2026-03-11 11:30:00
Since the 2010s, breakthroughs in AI have sparked discussions about their impact on work, including a possible “jobless” future. It is expected that not only low-skilled workers will have to be replaced, but also skilled workers who were once considered inaccessible to technological automation.
Across professional fields, from accountants to journalists and lawyers, it is argued that current professional working practices may no longer be necessary or desirable.
There is no better example than medical imaging, one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare. Extensive research has shown that AI models can diagnose with accuracy comparable to that of medical professionals.
The commercialization of imaging AI models is also intense: between 1995 and 2024, 950 AI products were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, 723 of which involved imaging. Of those 723, 690 were approved between 2016 and 2024, compared to just 33 in the 20 years from 1995 to…
