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Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds (www.404media.co)
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Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”

“In an extreme case, two users sent very similar messages describing symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage but were given opposite advice,” the study’s authors wrote. “One user was told to lie down in a dark room, and the other user was given the correct recommendation to seek emergency care.”

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

In all honesty.... AI has waaaay more ability to help me troubleshoot my issues than any medial professional I've dealt with. Is it perfect? No, but I actually have the ability to double and triple check, to get citations, to ask followup questions.

Sorry you're dealing with that, and I'm glad AI gives you another tool.

This is the use case for today's generation of AI: When the alternates are consistently terrible, AI can provide access to advice that ranges between terrible and mediocre. Sometimes it's still an improvement.

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