How Opus and O3 Saved Me From Permanent Blindness
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The author recounts how they used Opus and o3 AI models to diagnose and address a sudden vision loss, while commenters debate the role of AI in medical diagnosis and share frustrations with the healthcare system.
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- assured the author that going blind over the course of a day is, in fact, something to be concerned about
- suggested using eye drops -- which the author didn't have, and had to navigate to a pharmacy to buy (while in the process of losing their vision) -- which unsurprisingly didn't have any effect
- directed them to a campus hospital, which was not equipped to handle a case like this, and led to a day of wasted time calling around
- finally, directed them to a proper ER with on-call ophthalmologists, where the issue was solved
This isn't exactly the case for AI the author seems to think it is. I'm glad they were able to get this sorted, anyway. Waking up one day to find your vision going sounds absolutely terrifying.
Well, at least he skipped on ER ride and used Uber.
Seems like the AI in this case just gave false reassurance at time when panic and running to a hospital was justified.