--- title: "It turns out, the job of a radiologist isn't to read x-rays. \n\nIt's to cure people. \n\nAnd if AI can ..." source_name: "Kevin Weil 🇺🇸(@kevinweil)" original_url: "https://x.com/kevinweil/status/2049584046213378229" canonical_url: "https://www.traeai.com/articles/e7f28834-2e9c-4698-b09e-47fa431d03e4" content_type: "tweet" language: "英文" score: 7.5 tags: ["AI","放射学","医疗"] published_at: "2026-04-29T20:18:10+00:00" created_at: "2026-04-30T04:37:52.21427+00:00" --- # It turns out, the job of a radiologist isn't to read x-rays. It's to cure people. And if AI can ... Canonical URL: https://www.traeai.com/articles/e7f28834-2e9c-4698-b09e-47fa431d03e4 Original source: https://x.com/kevinweil/status/2049584046213378229 ## Summary 文章讨论了AI在放射学中的应用，指出AI可以帮助加速X光片的理解过程，使放射科医生能够治疗更多患者。 ## Key Takeaways - 放射科医生的工作不仅仅是读X光片，而是治愈病人。 - AI可以加速X光片的理解过程，提高放射科医生的效率。 - 当任务变得更便宜时，对工作的需求会增加。 ## Content Title: Kevin Weil 🇺🇸 on X: "It turns out, the job of a radiologist isn't to read x-rays. It's to cure people. And if AI can help speed the process of understanding x-rays, radiologists can see and cure more people." / X URL Source: http://x.com/kevinweil/status/2049584046213378229 Markdown Content: # Kevin Weil 🇺🇸 on X: "It turns out, the job of a radiologist isn't to read x-rays. It's to cure people. And if AI can help speed the process of understanding x-rays, radiologists can see and cure more people." / X Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. [Log in](http://x.com/login) [Sign up](http://x.com/i/flow/signup) # [](http://x.com/) ## Post See new posts # Conversation [![Image 4](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/536369378632032256/fleA5Ipm_normal.jpeg)](http://x.com/kevinweil) [Kevin Weil ![Image 5: 🇺🇸](https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f1fa-1f1f8.svg)](http://x.com/kevinweil) [@kevinweil](http://x.com/kevinweil) It turns out, the job of a radiologist isn't to read x-rays. It's to cure people. And if AI can help speed the process of understanding x-rays, radiologists can see and cure more people. Quote ![Image 6](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1967751569610326016/wvzRnqG5_mini.jpg) James Pethokoukis ![Image 7: ⏩](https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/23e9.svg)![Image 8: ⤴️](https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/2934.svg) @JimPethokoukis · 16h "A decade ago, AI was supposed to replace radiologists. Today, radiologists make more than $500,000 per year, and their employment continues to grow, see chart below. Reading scans is a task, not a job, and when the task gets cheaper, demand for the job grows." [![Image 9: Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HHEhTjaaUAAM5HO?format=jpg&name=small)](http://x.com/JimPethokoukis/status/2049456071278747804/photo/1) [8:18 PM · Apr 29, 2026](http://x.com/kevinweil/status/2049584046213378229) 9 19 233 36 Read 9 replies ## New to X? Sign up now to get your own personalized timeline! 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