Can AI outperform doctors? Experts weigh the pros and cons

You may already be familiar with AI taking notes in your doctor's office, or being used to help book appointments or analyze medical images.

But some experts believe consumers should be using AI even more to help understand their health.

"People should be using AI much more than they do today," according to Alex Zhavoronkov, founder and CEO of AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine .

"Many of those AI models that are used by consumers, they actually achieve the level of capability that is close to some of the doctors and sometimes better," Zhavoronkov said, speaking on a panel at CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE event in Singapore on Wednesday.

He advocated the use of AI to answer basic health questions, such as: "What should I eat? ... Should I diet?" he said. "Some very basic questions could be answered by an AI physician for you, you actually will save the time with the real doctor," he added.