"Will your next doctor be a human being-or a machine? Will you have a choice? If you do, what should you know before making it? This book introduces the reader to the pitfalls and promises of Artificial Intelligence in its modern incarnation and the growing trend of systems to \'reach off the Web\' into the real world."--Publisher\'s description.. "Will your next doctor be a human being-or a machine? Will you have a choice? If you do, what should you know before making it? This book introduces the reader to the pitfalls and promises of Artificial Intelligence in its modern incarnation and the growing trend of systems to \'reach off the Web\' into the real world."--Publisher\'s description.