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by adamra 3459 days ago
That's a very good point indeed. In that particular case the diagnostic chatbot is a proof-of-concept to grab attention to the diagnosis+NLP API offered by Infermedica, and also serve as an example app.
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This is 100% correct. The chatbot is currently a proof-of-concept and our first take on a conversational symptom checker. Our core business is the Infermedica API and patient prescreening tools based on the diagnostic engine.
Wouldn't a more graphical implementation of the symptom checker, possibly with a tree the user can follow in a wizard style be more effective than a simple texted based chat?
Could be. But you need a chatbot to compare the performance. :)