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Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by prmph on Sunday May 03, 2026 @05:50PM (#48001919)
> Diagnosis becomes cheaper & easier -> more time to actually talk to patients

Unfortunately is this not likely to happen. More like:

Diagnosis becomes cheaper & easier -> more patients a doctor is expected to see in the same period of time as before

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Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by NiloCK on Sunday May 03, 2026 @09:36PM (#48003624)
What's unfortunate about that?
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Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by prmph on Monday May 04, 2026 @06:57AM (#48007052)
It is unfortunate because churning through patients quickly without actually listening to them well leads to worse outcomes
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