That’s true when the doctor is a human, I want humans to acknowledge my humanity and (ideally) be able to put themselves in my shoes and empathize with how I’m

That’s true when the doctor is a human, I want humans to acknowledge my humanity and (ideally) be able to put themselves in my shoes and empathize with how I’m feeling. But a robot cannot do that. A robot has no feeling, and will never be able to understand my feelings. The best it can do is parrot its authorized “authentic compassion” markov chains. Perhaps to some that’s enough, but I’d prefer to just get the data I need and leave.