Many patients who don't want to tell their doctor how much they really drink are often more honest with a computer. The computer used for this is programmed to be friendly. For example, if a patient called Ann says that her parents are died, the computer will say "I'm to hear that, Ann." Besides expressing sympathy, the computer can also remind and . If a patient says he never drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him: "Never not even at parties or at Christmas?" Does this direct contact between the and the computer means that we do not need doctors any more? It ! Computers are useful because they do not look if you say you drink two bottles of whiskey a day. And they do not stop to on the as doctors often do. But as a doctor said: "we smile and we give a patient a handkerchief or put an around her shoulder if she is crying. That is why people will always want us."