OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by idopmstuff on Sunday May 03, 2026 @05:58PM (#48001983)

It seems likely to me that doctors whose job is almost or entirely about making diagnoses and prescribing treatments won't be able to keep up in the long run, where those who are more patient facing will still be around even after AI is better than us at just about everything.

If I were picking a specialty now, I'd go with pediatrics or psychiatry over something like oncology.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by malfist on Sunday May 03, 2026 @06:02PM (#48002027)

AI is always good enough to replace the other guy's job.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by laurentiurad on Monday May 04, 2026 @03:51AM (#48005844)

You are confusing the job with a subset of tasks. Some tasks can be automated, some won't. That doesn't mean LLMs, which cannot tell how many r's are in strawberry, will replace anyone.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by palmotea on Monday May 04, 2026 @09:21AM (#48008408)

> That doesn't mean LLMs, which cannot tell how many r's are in strawberry, will replace anyone.

But most of us live in America in 2026. There are a lot of interests that don't give a shit about you who would love if you to got your medical care from a machine that "cannot tell how many r's are in strawberry". And there a lot of useful idiots with no real medical issues who will loudly claim the machine is great.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by laurentiurad on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @03:44AM (#48019280)

I cannot agree more. Useful idiots and people working in private equity which have a direct financial interest to hype this tech.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by idopmstuff on Monday May 04, 2026 @06:37PM (#48015878)

I'm not. I understand the difference and also that through improvements to the core models as well as harnesses, LLMs are able to handle an increasing share of tasks. I also understand that these things will continue to improve until AI can automate entire jobs.

You, on the other hand, are confusing LLMs from the past with current SOTA LLMs, which can tell how many rs are in strawberry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by laurentiurad on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @03:10AM (#48019047)

It's tech bros like you that are to blame for the shortage of radiologists supporting statements since 2016 which state that radiologists will disappear. Your great SOTA LLMs will tell you to walk 5 mins to the car wash instead of taking the car.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50... by idopmstuff on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @02:49PM (#48040044)

Nope, wrong again - SOTA LLMs get the car wash thing right.

If you're going to have strong opinions on a topic, it would behoove you to keep up with it.

[ Parent | on HN ]