THE TRUE BENEFITS of artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and data will be seen when we move away from our current fee-for-service model of healthcare and towards preventative medicine. The idea is simple: instead of waiting for people to get sick and then trying to treat their symptoms, we can head illnesses off at the pass and stop them from becoming a problem in the first place. It might cost a little more up front, but it could save the healthcare industry a huge amount of money in the long run.