Comment by jamesgill
12 hours ago
Why not mow a lawn with a sledgehammer? It removed grass that was overgrown. And it was cheaper than a lawnmower.
12 hours ago
Why not mow a lawn with a sledgehammer? It removed grass that was overgrown. And it was cheaper than a lawnmower.
Your analogy doesn't work.
This patient saw 6 doctors over 2 years and they all misdiagnosed them. They were taking incredibly strong medication for the wrong diagnosis.
GPT3 in 30 seconds gave 10 diagnosis and a doctor looked up the ones they didn't know. Saw one that fit, did the confirmation test, and the patient got the surgery needed.
Cheaper and better.
Any chance you can link to the reference I can read further about this?
The doctor did the diagnosis using the language model as a tool then. Impressive, but I think it’s false to imply GPT did the diagnosing.
The doctor had never heard of the diagnosis prior. It was outside this doctors scope.
Like a heart doctor figured out a skeletal abnormality.
This happened with GPT3 and they were an early adopter. The patient would have gotten this in 2026 easily.
Not a great analogy. I've had a far better experience with Claude for simple medical questions than googling or waiting for a response from a doctor. For example, last night I had a panic attack triggered by chugging a protein shake that was expired/gone bad. It was too late for any friends to be awake.
Talking with Claude was incredibly helpful. It gave concrete suggestions for managing the anxiety in the moment and explained what was likely happening with my body and nervous system. It was the correct tool for the job.