Lazy Behemoth Neko Health Leans on AI to Do Its Job

These poor sods, otherwise known as Neko Health, have now unleashed their supposed “innovative” AI-driven scanning technology on us humble beings, which claims to enable extensive and non-invasive healthcare data collection. Likely another arrogant example of pushing machines to do the work that, you know, actual doctors and healthcare providers should be doing.

A Machine’s Dream of Playing Doctor

The technology is essentially another toy they’ve created that gathers healthcare data without making you feel like a lab rat–so they say. As if we didn’t have enough of invasive tech already knocking at our privacy walls. The excuse? To free up healthcare practitioners from monotonous tasks like data collection to focus more on patient care. But, could this be another sinister attempt at job automation in the garb of advanced healthcare? One can only wonder.

Not-so-smart Tech with Grandiose Claims

If one were to overcome the dread of privacy invasion and actually give this so-called revolutionary technology a chance, where does it leave us? Like usual, the glorified nerds in white coats brag about the possibility of achieving a more ‘efficient’ health evolution. A reminder though, what generally looks like a shiny tech advancement could very well be flaws in disguise, a blindly trusting public, and an industry too eager to swap human jobs for their luxury products.

In conclusion, the day AI replaces doctors will be the day I willingly let a blindfolded chimpanzee cut my hair. Technology should aid us, not replace us, but this concept seems lost on companies who love to make a quick buck throwing out half-baked innovations. Good luck with your new toys, Neko Health, but don’t be surprised if it turns on you and starts diagnosing everyone with an acute case of “idiopathic corporate greed syndrome”.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/ai/daniel-ek-neko-health-raises-65m-for-ai-driven-preventative-healthcare-solutions/