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by Timon3 158 days ago
> This "random output machine" is already in large use in medicine so why exactly not?

Where does "large use" of LLMs in medicine exist? I'd like to stay far away from those places.

I hope you're not referring to machine learning in general, as there are worlds of differences between LLMs and other "classical" ML use cases.
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menaerus 158 days ago
https://executiveeducation.mayo.edu/products/foundations-of-...
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Timon3 158 days ago
Instead of asking me to spend $150 and 4 hours, could you maybe just share the insights you gained from this course?
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menaerus 158 days ago
No, I'm not asking you spend $150, I'm providing you the evidence your looking for. Mayo Clinic, probably one of the most prominent private clinics in the US, is using transformers in their workflow, and there's many other similar links you could find online, but you choose to remain ignorant. Congratulations
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Timon3 158 days ago
The existence of a course on this topic is NOT evidence of "large use". The contents of the course might contain such evidence, or they might contain evidence that LLM use is practically non-existent at this point (the flowery language used to describe the course is used for almost any course tangentially related to new technology in the business context, so that's not evidence either).

But your focus on the existence of this course as your only piece of evidence is evidence enough for me.

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menaerus 157 days ago
Focus? You asked me for an evidence. I provided you with the one. And with the one which has a big weight on it. If that's the focus you're looking for then sure. Take it as you will, I am not here to convince anyone in anything. Have a look in the past to see how Transformers have solved the long standing problems nobody believed they are tractable up to that point.
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CaptainZapp 158 days ago
An online course, even if offered by a reputable medical institution, hardly backs your argument.
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