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by sothatsit 316 days ago
If the AI systems allow my doctor to make more accurate diagnoses, then I wouldn't want a diagnosis done without them.

Instead, I would hope that we can engineer around the downtime. Diagnosis is not as time-critical as other medical procedures, so if a system is down temporarily they can probably wait a short amount of time. And if a system is down for longer than that, then patients could be sent to another hospital.

That said, there might be other benefits to keeping doctors' skills up. For example, I think glitches in the diagnosis system could be picked up by doctors if they are double-checking the results. But if they are relying on the AI system exclusively, then unusual cases or glitches could result in bad diagnoses that could otherwise have been avoided.