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Who wants to do that? I assume you're talking about large language models? They are great at making word soup, but not great at diagnosis. There have been expe
by Manfred 3y ago
Who wants to do that? I assume you're talking about large language models? They are great at making word soup, but not great at diagnosis.
There have been expert systems since the 90's that perform better on average than doctors when diagnosing illness in patients, and / or help doctors make better decisions.
- famouswaffles 3y ago>They are great at making word soup, but not great at diagnosis. No they are. >There have been expert systems since the 90's that perform better on average than doctors when diagnosing illness in patients, No there has not been. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425828/
- mike741 3y ago66% accuracy is not "great" and definitely not the best there's ever been.
- famouswaffles 3y agoIf they aren't great then neither are doctors and the word becomes meaningless. Context is important. 66% accuracy on cases that stumped doctors and took extensive testing is not trivial. It's not the same as 66% accuracy for everyday diagnosis.
- mike741 3y agoThe study references "clinicians" rather than "doctors." Clinicians include psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, physicians, paramedics, etc.
- famouswaffles 3y agoPoint still stands. Expert system diagnostic tools aren't that great.