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Elon Musk just dropped a NUKE on medical careers (Jan 2026):
X ^ | 01/11/2026 | Kayhab Moayeri

Posted on 01/17/2026 1:44:58 AM PST by SmokingJoe

Elon Musk just dropped a NUKE on medical careers (Jan 2026):

“Don’t go into medical school.” Elon: “Yes. Pointless.”

Prediction: → 3 years → Optimus robots > best human surgeons on Earth (at scale) → 4–5 years → Best medicine in the world = FREE & better than what presidents get today

The moment he basically says goodbye to traditional medicine forever 👇 (1:19 clip)

Abundance incoming… or mass white-coat unemployment?

(Excerpt) Read more at x.com ...


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KEYWORDS: aiassistedmedicine; corporatepuffery; elonisanidiot; healthcare; ketamineking; medicine; musk; muskworship; optimus; roboticmedicine; robots; surgery
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To: coon2000

Good poit.

That doctor may lose her license over that dumb act. Some politician in one of the state’s she is licensed in is asking for her to lose it.

She Messed Around & Found Out (MAFO). I’m qouting what I heard Hegseth say on TV once :)


81 posted on 01/17/2026 8:36:55 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: Lazamataz

They really are after me!


82 posted on 01/17/2026 8:38:20 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: SmokingJoe



83 posted on 01/17/2026 8:39:49 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: SmokingJoe

This js a good thing because we don't want to be treated by a woke doctor who claims that a man can get pregnant.

A robot is not going to have this problem.

84 posted on 01/17/2026 8:44:03 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: ComputerGuy
At scale?

Pay scale or size?



85 posted on 01/17/2026 8:46:01 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: MinorityRepublican

“This is a good thing because we don’t want to be treated by a woke doctor who claims that a man can get pregnant.

“A robot is not going to have this problem.“

It will if it’s programmed that way.


86 posted on 01/17/2026 8:56:14 AM PST by missthethunder (Since the 1980 Rona Barrett interview. IYKYK. )
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To: sopo
How will AI deal with the human element of a patient refusing to undergo a certain procedure or test, non compliant or lying about prescribed medication regimen, etc?

The same way a surgeon notices a change in pallor, sweat, skin tone indicating possible stress of lying.

87 posted on 01/17/2026 9:08:00 AM PST by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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To: missthethunder
It will if it’s programmed that way.

I'll ask for Grok.

88 posted on 01/17/2026 9:08:52 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: SmokingJoe

I am still waiting for the roadster he unveiled in 2017 ...


89 posted on 01/17/2026 9:14:43 AM PST by TexasGator (1i1,1)
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To: Terabitten

man has always imagined some sort of utopia, this one is called autopia I guess.


90 posted on 01/17/2026 9:15:44 AM PST by sopo
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To: Getready

“they’ve got these little wheeled delivery bots running around the streets...too easy to pick up and thrown into an electronically sealed compartment of a boxed truck and the contents taken and the precious metals sold.”

Who sends their gold deliveries by little wheeled delivery bots?


91 posted on 01/17/2026 9:24:13 AM PST by TexasGator (1i1,1)
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To: Bobbyvotes

“You cant get hacked unless connected to internet. “

Anyone could dump the cards into the bin.

The IBM could also be accessed via the phone line.

“Before internet we had IBM 360 Computers which never got hacked, never needed security apps.”

Absolutely false.


92 posted on 01/17/2026 9:32:00 AM PST by TexasGator (1i1,1)
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To: SmokingJoe

Around here you can’t find a GP with a geiger counter.


93 posted on 01/17/2026 9:40:39 AM PST by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: SmokingJoe

Great! Look how pliant our flesh and blood medical community has proven to be. MASKS, Horse Paste, red meat kills, coffee is deadly, cholesterol is the devil’s potion, one egg per week, cut off the kids’ privates homosexuality has no relation to AIDS epidemic, tampons for men .....


94 posted on 01/17/2026 10:10:51 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: metmom
I thought of power outages, too.

Hospitals are equipped with two or more emergency generators. The electrical outlets for critical machines are connected to that backup system. The surgical suite has its own set of backup generators. When main power is lost, no critical device is affected.

95 posted on 01/17/2026 12:05:34 PM PST by GingisK
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To: metmom
Typical hospital. This one has two instant on backup systems:


96 posted on 01/17/2026 12:07:24 PM PST by GingisK
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To: metmom

Virtually every hospital in America has a diesel generator on site that kicks on during an outage. About once a week they automatically fire up for testing. Look around your hospital parking lot. That rectangle built out of cinder block, with a fat exhaust pipe protruding above, is most likely a generator.


97 posted on 01/17/2026 12:56:24 PM PST by Dr. Zzyzx
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To: TexasGator

My outfit had a 36o, 1620, and a GE computer. In 23 years not a single hack I was with them.


98 posted on 01/17/2026 6:35:27 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship! .... Bhagavad Geeta)
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To: coon2000

Depends on who programs the robots.


99 posted on 01/17/2026 6:37:44 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: Bobbyvotes

“My outfit had a 36o, 1620, and a GE computer. In 23 years not a single hack I was with them.”


Understanding The Top Security Threats For IBM 360

The IBM 360 was designed in the days when the issues of security were not considered seriously, and therefore, the IBM 360 system was vulnerable to many security threats. Some of the top security threats for the IBM 360 include:

Unauthorized Access: The actual comparison between the IBM 360 and modern systems’ access control looks less rigorous than today’s systems, so it is easier for intruders to obtain access to confidential data or other resources of the computer system.

Malware Infections: The IBM 360 had the weakness of being susceptible to viruses and worms, and these could bring about the collapse of the system at any given time.

Physical Security Breaches: In terms of physical security, IBM 360 had its lacks which would not allow the system to be entirely secured from physical manipulation or even actual theft of the physical components of the machine.

Outdated Software and Firmware: The system itself was the IBM 360 system, the software and firmware for which grew old and thus became vulnerable to known bugs that were within the ability of attackers to weaponize.

Lack of Logging and Monitoring: IBM’s 360 logging and monitoring was not very efficient, therefore it was hard to notice that there were breaches in the system or even worse to respond to them.

https://www.avatier.com/blog/introduction-to-ibm-360-and-its-security-vulnerabilities/


100 posted on 01/17/2026 7:52:00 PM PST by TexasGator (I./1)
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