If A.i. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
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The article 'If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?' from The New Yorker explores the implications of AI in medical diagnosis, sparking discussion on the role of doctors in the future.
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A couple decades ago, the same study was done with chess grandmasters and chess programs. The chess programs + grandmasters scored worse than the chess programs alone.
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