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Re:IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts by ricardobayes on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:37AM (#30046919)
I thought the same, but as I grow older, I believe people would reject this. Even a subpar human GP would be much more accepted than a computer. That's not necessarily true in some societies though, e.g. Japan probably would accept it. That said, I would probably focus on fixing the system first in a way that a significant percent of population doesn't need to order fish medicine off amazon to get treatment.
Re:IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts by CodeGlitch on Sunday January 23, 2022 @11:04AM (#30047188)
I wouldn't mind seeing a computer first before a GP. A lot of the time a GP will say something like "here try these tablets and come back in a week". The true worth of a GP is the follow-up appointments and understanding conditions over time.
Re:IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts by Scoundreller on Sunday January 23, 2022 @12:02PM (#30047802)
> I thought the same, but as I grow older, I believe people would reject this.

At some point, the (possibly subpar) GP will be a costlier decision (whether in dollars/time/frustration).

Just like grocery stores having 10 self-checkouts and 1 cashier.

Re:IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts by Bombthecat on Sunday January 23, 2022 @11:13AM (#30047284)
I'm not so sure, sure the first generation might throw a tantrum, but the next generation will a accept it... Much like cars or trains..