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Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by maeil on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:03PM (#37025384)
While this might happen, it's certainly a tiny minority of cases. In most cases it's just too big of an ego to admit that they really don't know, and not willing (private practice) or unable to (employed by a big hospital) spend the large amount of time needed to raise the chance of finding the cause from 0% to maybe 2%.

Truth is that modern medicine still knows much less than is often assumed, let alone individual doctors. There's an absurd amount of potential for LLMs here.

Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by newaccount74 on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:48PM (#37025857)
I was with you until the last sentence:

> There's an absurd amount of potential for LLMs here.

The problem is not that doctors are stupid, the problem is that a lot of ailments are just not easily diagnosed. Even if the doctor has one (or more) suspicions what the red rash on your skin is, there just aren't any tests for many conditions. Many diseases are only diagnosed by symptoms and the underlying cause is unknown.

And even if you get a diagnosis, there is often nothing you can do.

LLMs are not going to magically come up with cures.

Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by palata on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:58PM (#37025970)
Is LLM the new web3, where people just keep throwing it as a solution for every problem they encounter? Seems like it... Maybe soon they will throw LK-99 at every problem?
Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by Retric on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:35PM (#37026363)
People always default to whatever the new thing is being somewhat magical. Radiation as a medical cure all didn’t age particularly well, but it’s not like the same people are falling into the trap. It’s been common across many generations and cultures, I doubt it’s going to change any time soon.
Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by arolihas on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:33PM (#37026347)
LK-99 is already on the blockchain

https://coinbrain.com/coins/bnb-0xb131f5e8ec273af4652eecdd87...

This will change everything

Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by mapt on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:15PM (#37026142)
> Even if the doctor has one (or more) suspicions what the red rash on your skin is, there just aren't any tests for many conditions.

There aren't any tests that the doctor has on hand, because the doctor is a unit in the medical system designed to provision affordable care instead of a scientist attempting to cure you. It would be too expensive to test you, especially for something that will probably go away on its own.

Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by prawn on Sunday August 06, 2023 @10:55PM (#37029515)
If various scans were more readily available, quick and cheap, I wonder how far these guesswork scenarios would be improved? Rather than having to get a referral and separate appointment and waiting period for bloodwork or colonoscopy or whatever else.