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What is your specialty?

I'm curious what you think the problem is, concretely, with a tool like this in the hands of the public which you clearly have such disdain for. Let's assume I buy this thing (the horror). I have to actually get access to my scans, which despite being legally required to provide most providers will be loathe to actually do. So I get my scans, I get this AI tool, I ask it some questions. It's definitely going to get some answers right, and it's very likely going to get some answers wrong. I'd be shocked if it's much less accurate than a resident, and if they're commercializing it there's a decent chance it's more accurate than the average experienced attending.

What is your doomsday scenario now that I have some correct data and some incorrect data? What am I going to do with that information that is so "unbelievably dumb" that I need the AMA to play daddy and prevent me from hurting myself? I can't get medication based on my newfound dangerous knowledge. I can't schedule a surgery or an IR procedure. I can't go into an ER and say "give me a cast here's a report showing I need one."



While I disagree fundamentally with the premise that people should be kept away from useful tools, I think that there is an understandable fear of dealing with the fallout of certain demographics having access to tools.

Unfortunately we have a lot of people that despite an abundance of ignorance are arrogant enough to think that they know better than most, but still are incapable of applying basic logic and critical thinking in their reasoning. (which if you think about it is sensible, since wisdom is largely a matter of comprehension of the depth of ones ignorance)

These people are a huge PITA to work with and every tool they wield inflicts pain on those trying to help them.


It's not about you.


I don't know what point you think that comment makes but it certainly doesn't answer any of the very legitimate questions I posed, including the first one since I'm willing to bet you have a pretty big conflict of interest here.




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