Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Abe Baker-Butler have been debating the proper place for AI in medicine with American Medical Association CEO John Whyte. Now, they are taking their discussion to STAT’s First Opinion. Read Emanuel and Baker-Butler’s essay below and read Whyte’s essay here.

In 1867, Joseph Lister published his research on carbolic acid and antiseptic surgical technique.  In September 1871, he was summoned to Queen Victoria, who had a rapidly growing abscess in her left armpit. Using his antiseptic surgical technique, Joseph Lister successfully drained the pus. Queen Victoria recovered without fever or other complications. The antiseptic technique quickly gained approval in the U.K. and Europe, but not among American physicians.  

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