India, May 13 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday asserted that no Artificial Intelligence (AI) can replace the moral weight of a doctor at a patient's bedside and asked the medical practitioners to be "patient with patients".

Addressing the 51st convocation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, he said doctors should not miss the opportunity to study in prestigious institutions abroad, but they must come back to serve their people back home.

He said AI-driven technology is taking over various sectors, including medicine. "But no AI can replace the moral weight of a doctor at the bedside of a patient," he said. "Your humane touch and a few humble words can cure more than what the medicine can," the Vice-Pres...