Posted 3/20/2024, 9:30:20 PM
Concerns Raised Over Replacing Nurses with $9/hr 'AI Agents'
- Nvidia and AI startup Hippocratic AI are introducing cheap, $9/hr "AI nurse agents" to replace human nurses and mitigate staff shortages
- The AI nurses handle "low-risk" patient interactions like check-ins and aftercare advice via video chat
- However, providing medical advice seems beyond "low-risk" and companies may be exploiting nursing shortages rather than improving conditions
- Hippocratic AI likely exaggerates RN salaries as $90/hr when average is $38/hr - the shortage isn't about pay
- Replacing nurses with job-stealing AI "agents" feels dystopian rather than an ethical solution to healthcare problems