NBER Case: a $5M Surgical Robot Sits Idle Because Only 10% of Surgeons Got Trained
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-24
Citing an NBER study, Afinetheorem notes a Canadian hospital with a $5M surgical robot that is used only a couple of hours a day because just 10% of surgeons got trained — they're paid the same either way. Without institutional adaptation, new technology adoption stalls; a lesson that applies equally to AI.
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