Elon Musk said that robots will soon outshine the world's best surgeons in the next 5 years. His statement sparked a debate online, especially among doctors.
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Elon Musk pointed to his company, Neuralink, which uses a robot to perform extremely precise brain surgeries, procedures he said are too complex and delicate for human hands alone.
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Elon Musk predicts robots will outshine human surgeons in five years
The statement sparked debate online, especially among doctors
"Surgery is not solely about precision," an expert said
Elon Musk has sparked a debate online saying that robots could become better than even the world's best surgeons in the next five years.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made this prediction while replying to a post on X by influencer Mario Nawfal.
The post highlighted the progress of robotic surgery, including the American-Irish medical device company Medtronic's Hugo robot, which recently showed a high success rate in surgeries for prostate, kidney, and bladder problems.
