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Fiendish Thingy

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32. Indeed - AI may leave the world even dumber than it is now after 20+ years of social media. nt

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America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says [View all] highplainsdem 20 hrs ago OP

Won't work............ Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1

My wife's cancer was misdiagnosed/missed by a real radiologist Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #2

Breast cancer is a reality for so many women. I am so glad your riversedge 20 hrs ago #3

Or insurance companies having the ability to control what AI finds. C Moon 17 hrs ago #15

I'm so sorry your wife had to battle breast cancer. So did a close relative of mine. highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #28

It wasn't breast cancer, but still scary nonetheless Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #30

Apologies for misreading. The reply responding to yours mentioned breast cancer in the subject line highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #31

Indeed - AI may leave the world even dumber than it is now after 20+ years of social media. nt Fiendish Thingy 5 hrs ago #32

LOL, what could possibly go wrong? flvegan 20 hrs ago #4

Actually... GB_RN 13 hrs ago #17

I can see it... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #20

Human Judgment Should Never... GB_RN 8 hrs ago #23

A Human needs to sign off on the AI's output WA-03 Democrat 7 hrs ago #25

I can just hear the screaming from those who have to handle the lawsuits. Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #5

Better that they fire all the doctors Turbineguy 20 hrs ago #6

No AI. I want real doctors. Trueblue1968 20 hrs ago #7

Kick dalton99a 19 hrs ago #8

AI assisting radiologists I would support but not replacing them. cstanleytech 18 hrs ago #9

Yes, I could see it as a useful tool flagging anomalies fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #11

Oh, I agree with you as AI is not ready for soloing this type of stuff at all. cstanleytech 18 hrs ago #13

The doctor signing off on this will be the fall guy when things go wrong. hunter 7 hrs ago #26

What could go wrong? Angleae 18 hrs ago #10

Omfg, no way would I trust AI to read my X-rays. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #12

The bastards running insurance companies and health networks won't be happy until... LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #14

What can POSSIBLY go wrong??? AZ8theist 15 hrs ago #16

AI has been assisting for a while now, Richi in Gerenwich 10 hrs ago #18

"major savings"... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #19

Ever since corporate monsters took over healthcare, it has been a race to the bottom. travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #21

I think they've been reading pap smears with imaging tools for a long time. milestogo 9 hrs ago #22

so if they make a mistake who is responsible ? Nigrum Cattus 8 hrs ago #24

Not sure about AI used for radiology results, but when AI is used to listen to appointments and generate highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #29

Everyone should require a second opinion by a human professional. mdbl 7 hrs ago #27

AI says that he is pregnant. Wonder Why 6 min ago #33