Re:Gut directly connected to brain, by a newly discovered ne...
by pessimizer on Sunday September 23, 2018 @01:04PM
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> 1. Because the health industry is about as regulated as it gets so even if ML/AI is possible there is zero chance of it being allowed to replace the advice of a doctor.
i.e. the necessity of an identifiable scapegoat if things turn out badly
> 2. Because most people like seeing their doctor and talking to someone about their issues. There isn't exactly an appetite for disruption here.
Maybe a certain type of person who craves an authority figure of some sort to soothe their fears, but I'd have to see evidence of this. Most people I know hate going to the doctor, and dislike and distrust the doctor they end up seeing as often as not. Having a friendly doctor that you've been seeing most of your life, that other members of your family see, and that you get Christmas cards from is a class thing (at least in the US) that maybe 10-15% of people get.
i.e. the necessity of an identifiable scapegoat if things turn out badly
> 2. Because most people like seeing their doctor and talking to someone about their issues. There isn't exactly an appetite for disruption here.
Maybe a certain type of person who craves an authority figure of some sort to soothe their fears, but I'd have to see evidence of this. Most people I know hate going to the doctor, and dislike and distrust the doctor they end up seeing as often as not. Having a friendly doctor that you've been seeing most of your life, that other members of your family see, and that you get Christmas cards from is a class thing (at least in the US) that maybe 10-15% of people get.