My guess is it wont replace a GP or a lawyer, but it will augment them. So in a GP surgery I could envisage you going through an AI process first to give an indicative diagnosis for the GP to work from. The GP appointment is then about confirming the diagnosis, plus that very human skill of seeing beyond bare data. Empathy, body language, nuance, whatever it may be. That GP sixth sense that something more is going on - maybe they will have more time for that. Maybe in some cases AI could tell you not to see the doc but take some over the counter stuff. All in all though I can see it helping the GP get through more appointments, or doing them better, but not replacing in totality. Same with Lawyers I am sure.
AI is here to stay no doubt. It cant be sentient like humans. It cant feel or empathise. This, to my mind, means it will only ever be an aid to us, never a threat to us, at least not of its own making. Whether some crackpots decide to do bad things with it is another argument. It is really interesting to see a lot of people argue for some top end AI research be paused while some checks and balances are brought in. It does make you wonder if they are having an oppenheimer type moment about what may come down the line. Bit beyond me all of that but I am choosing not to worry about it as that sort of thing seems a long way from reality at the moment.
