Elon Musk: Robots will perform surgeries instead of doctors within 5 years!

In a new development that sparked wide debate, American billionaire Elon Musk predicted that surgical robots will replace doctors within just five years, affirming that these devices will outperform the world's most skilled surgeons in terms of speed and precision.

This statement came after his company "Neuralink" revealed the use of a specialized robot to implant electric probes in the human brain, a step Musk described as impossible to execute relying solely on human hands due to the need for extreme precision and super speed.

However, this proposal did not go without objections from senior doctors. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, one of Egypt's leading liver transplant pioneers and head of the liver transplant team at Mansoura University, emphasized that full reliance on robots in surgeries is fraught with risks, especially if any technical malfunction occurs during the operation, which could endanger the patient's life.

He pointed out that liver transplant surgeries specifically require continuous human intervention, as a robot cannot be programmed to deal with emergency situations like sudden blockages or bleeding, which require the doctor's sense and immediate decision-making.

Dr. Mohamed Ghanem, a prominent figure in kidney transplantation in Egypt and the Middle East, expressed a similar opinion, emphasizing that the advancement of surgical robots does not mean dispensing with human intervention.

He explained that despite its promising capabilities, this technology still relies on human programming and cannot perform operations independently without direct supervision from the doctor, especially in delicate and complex surgeries like kidney transplants.

Advancements in artificial intelligence and robots open up promising medical horizons, but it seems that the road is still long before machines can fully control the operating room, given the constant need for human intellect and experience to face the unpredictable in surgical procedures.

Are we really five years away from the future Musk envisions? Or does medicine still require the heart of the doctor before his hand?