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An estimated 371,000 people die every year following a misdiagnosis, and 424,000 are permanently disabled. https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/2/109?rss=1

Admittedly I am basing this on pure vibes: I'd bet that adding AI to the healthcare environment will, on balance, reduce this number, not increase it.





Spoken like a true techbro

Would you like to propose a different metric for estimating whether a given tool benefits society?

Would you like to provide actual proof that your favorite toy benefits people's health before daring others to challenge you? The imagined data you’ve yet to provide can't possibly justify the harm it's causing by pushing people on the edge to suicide.



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