Comment by rinconrex
4 days ago
Summarizing what the doctors said is fine, but please do not rely on LLMs for medical advice. As someone here helpfully pointed out, bringing someone along and having them take notes will do wonders for followup questions and research down the road, but please use existing sources. LLMs can explain a diagnoses, but cannot reliably CHOOSE a course of action. Doctors make mistakes, but they also are legally liable, through malpractice and certifications, for their medical opinions and treatment. LLMs are not.
There are many good resources out there that will not gloss over important details, and have experience (hard-earned) behind them.
Best of luck to the author and everyone dealing with it, stay strong!
> please do not rely on LLMs for medical advice
FWIW, I have successfully addressed a few personal health issues in collaboration with AI: soft plaque reversal as quantified via CIMT testing, and bringing my slightly elevated blood pressure into normal bounds
And I'm making significant progress in optimizing my health. It's not without its flaws, but I find it's a great interface into the broad field of medical research, and better than any doctor I've known at integrating a broad set of medical data from disparate sources.
That's my anecdote, and here's another: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/our-ai-midwife