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> Physicians use all their senses. They poke, they prod, they manipulate, they look, listen, and smell. Sometimes. Sometimes they practice by text or phone. >
by caturopath 11mo ago
> Physicians use all their senses. They poke, they prod, they manipulate, they look, listen, and smell.
Sometimes. Sometimes they practice by text or phone.
> They’re also good at extracting information in a way that (at least currently) sycophantic LLMs don’t replicate.
If I had to guess, I think I'd guess that mainstream LLM chatbots are better at getting honest and applicable medical histories than most doctors. People are less likely to lie/hide/prevaricate and get more time with the person.
- sarchertech 11mo ago> Sometimes. Sometimes they practice by text or phone. For very simple issues. For anything even remotely complicated, they’re going to have you come in. > If I had to guess, I think I'd guess that mainstream LLM chatbots are better at getting honest and applicable medical histories than most doctors. People are less likely to lie/hide/prevaricate and get more time with the person. It’s not just about being intentionally deceptive. It’s very easy to get chat bots to tell you what you want to hear.