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I could replace doctors with rubber ducks super easy, too. It would even provide about the same level of care as an AI doctor.
Exactly. The argument never was that it would be better, just that it can fill the same role. As it is most doctors barely provide good care anymore. What do a few deaths mean to the capitalist grinder when you can increase profits by thousand of percentage points? The victim’s family can sue, the insurance companies will pay and everyone’s happy.
As someone who nearly died and has seen a plethora of doctors over the last 2 years, you're not wrong.
The specialists or surgeons have all been knowledgable and good, but the generalists I've seen for routine stuff have ranged from barely sentient prescription pad, to actually good.
You probably could replace some of the walking prescription pads with an AI and not lose much, but I wouldn't trust an AI for anything more complicated than a sore throat, personally.
After being mis-prescribed multiple times by multiple GPs, including one that would've had very bad results if the pharmacist hadn't caught it before handing over the pills, I'm wondering whether AI would've done a better job.
I don't get how a doctor can fuck that up. The health CRM software shit will pop up a YOU SHOULD NOT DO THIS whenever you start adding drugs that will interact. I mean lazy and stupid I guess, but still, they already HAVE a computer telling them to not do dumb shit.