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Comment by thisislife2

2 days ago

Nobody can (and should) stop you from learning and educating yourself. It however doesn't mean just because you can use Google or use AI, you think you can become a doctor:

- Bihar teen dies after ‘fake doctor’ conducts surgery using YouTube tutorial: Report - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-teen-dies-af...

- Surgery performed while watching YouTube video leaves woman dead - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/surgery-perf...

- Woman dies after quack delivers her baby while watching YouTube videos - https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/in-bihar-woman-...

Educating a user about their illness and treatment is a legitimate use case for AI, but acting on its advise to treat yourself or self-medicate would be plain stupidity. (Thankfully, self-medicating isn't as easy because most medication require a prescription. However, so called "alternate" medicines are often a grey area, even with regulations (for example, in India).