> Interaction matters really, just following your lead here, but i guess we should then ask: do patients respond better to a doctor they have a good relations

> Interaction matters really, just following your lead here, but i guess we should then ask: do patients respond better to a doctor they have a good relationship with? i mean, there are some patients who might say, "Well, I made a deal with my doctor that I'd reduce my sugar intake and try to keep my blood glucose levels down below X, on average" (or whatever) and maybe they're motivated by a desire to please their doctor or not disappoint their doctor. but, could that work as well for a robot doctor? what would happen if there were a robot doctor that patients liked more than any of their human doctors?