RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The automation of doctors and machines: A classification for AI in medicine (ADAM framework) JF Future Healthcare Journal JO Future Healthc J FD Royal College of Physicians SP fhj.2020-0189 DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0189 A1 Fawz Kazzazi YR 2021 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2021/05/25/fhj.2020-0189.abstract AB The advances in artificial intelligence (AI) provide an opportunity to expand the frontier of medicine to improve diagnosis, efficiency and management. By extension of being able to perform any task that a human could, a machine that meets the requirements of artificial general intelligence (‘strong’ AI; AGI) possesses the basic necessities to perform as, or at least qualify to become, a doctor. In this emerging field, this article explores the distinctions between doctors and AGI, and the prerequisites for AGI performing as clinicians. In doing so, it necessitates the requirement for a classification of medical AI and prepares for the development of AGI. With its imminent arrival, it is beneficial to create a framework from which leading institutions can define specific criteria for AGI.