Source: Fortune
Summary
Despite predictions of AI replacing human radiologists, the profession has seen a 10% growth in the US over the last 10 years. The average salary for radiologists has increased to $571,000 as of 2025, up 9% year over year. Experts argue that AI will not fully replace radiologists, but rather augment their work, as reading images is just one of their daily tasks. The number of active radiologists in the US has grown, and there is a shortage of radiologists, with 7,469 active job postings as of May.
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The numbers tell one story.
Geoffrey Hinton’s 2016 prediction that AI would kill the radiology profession has not come to pass. Instead, the number of active radiologists in the US has grown, and salaries have increased. Experts like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Netflix’s Reed Hastings have changed their tone, arguing that AI will not replace radiologists but rather work alongside them. The shortage of radiologists and the complexity of their jobs, which involve more than just reading images, make it unlikely that AI will fully replace them. The lesson from radiology extends beyond medicine, suggesting that most jobs are reasonably safe from AI replacement in the medium run.
As long as AI doesn’t make a quantum leap to Artificial General Intelligence, most jobs will be safe.
Author: Evan Null
