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One thing the article misses is doctors are not all equal. Some are freaking terrible. Others may be competent but susceptible to bad decisions when overworked.
by detrites 4y ago
One thing the article misses is doctors are not all equal. Some are freaking terrible. Others may be competent but susceptible to bad decisions when overworked. Others are simply great. How does ChatGPT fare against the whole group?
For one, it can't become "overworked", so at least better in that regard. It may well be better than a terrible doctor too. Given malpractice is consistently a leading cause of death, it seems something worth mentioning.
Not advocating for folks to self-diagnose using ChatGPT, though for better or worse people already do that via Google. But it's an important omission that "doctor" is not a fixed, reliable measure to test against.
On the other hand, another thing the article misses is ChatGPT can't see, feel, touch or take any measurements interactively. It's purely text-based. How many doctors work like that? Some, maybe - but certainly not in the ER.
Interesting experiment though.
- funcDropShadow 4y agoThat's a horrendous claim. > Given malpractice is consistently a leading cause of death Can you back it up?
- analog31 4y agoThe above post might have been thinking of medical error: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_su... "Malpractice" might be harder to measure since it's a legal term.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoThey probably meant medical error which kills like 200k people/y in the US. Malpractice is I think more like a legal/administrative judgement that indicates culpability that may or may not exist in a specific error.
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- ChatGTP 4y agoFor one, it can't become "overworked". I have seen it be overworked, it can be overworked.