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Re:A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found... by Dylan16807 on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:49PM (#37476138)
A robot doesn't have more resources, but it effectively has unlimited time to consider every branch.
Re:A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found... by ceejayoz on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:29PM (#37476402)
The patient they're diagnosing, however, might not.
Re:A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @01:19AM (#37477156)
I wrote "consider" because that doesn't need to involve the patient.

But also the patient usually has plenty of time to answer additional questions. You can cover a ton of ground in less than an hour.

Re:A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found... by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:58AM (#37479215)
“I’ve considered all the options for three months. You have a rare cancer that will kill you in… uh oh.”

Patient doesn’t have to be sitting in the exam room to run out of time.

Re:A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @12:08PM (#37483406)
What I meant is that the computer can do three months of considering in less than five minutes real time. That's the benefit of tossing raw processing power at things.