Journal of Asia Pacific Aesthetic Sciences

Dr Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a leading figure in the deep learning community and is regarded as one of the three Godfathers of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In May this year, Dr Hinton publicly announced his departure from Google because he wanted to freely speak about the risks of AI. In this light, we as medical professionals must also be aware of the potential existential risks arising from its deliberate misuse by malicious people.
Artificial Intelligence assumes that thinking and reasoning can be replicated and mechanized. It has become the “flavor of the day” or the next big thing, and its use is advancing rapidly. It is no longer science fiction; AI has emerged as a powerful reality in today's world. We now live in the digital age of ‘Big Data’ and its applications are now increasingly finding a place in most industries, including medicine. We are already using Big Data daily. It is already integrated into our everyday lives through tools such as Google Maps, facial recognition, and digital smart assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Google Home, and Amazon’s Alexa while more and more applications are being developed and introduced every day.