[lukko]

I agree it's a realistic scenario. I always thought one of the most important things about being a junior doctor (FY1 / 2 in UK) was to be able to have these conversations with next of kin in a way that is empathic and easy for them to follow. If they are not processing the information then you have to allow for that, but I do think some relatives would react very badly if given a printout from an AI to explain a situation, patients always bring up if a doctor has googled their symptoms / rash in front of them, this is giving much more authority to the AI in a more sensitive and potentially difficult situation.

I think the way AI is used in medicine has to be thought about very deeply, I don't think it should just be a fallback in time-pressured or difficult scenarios.