I’m sure not for themselves, but certainly for the general public according to some doctor politicians.
Bill Would Allow AI to Prescribe Drugs — Physicians respond to proposed legislation, saying the technology isn’t there yet by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today February 10, 2025 But the application of AI and machine learning technologies, as described in the bill, “seems premature,” as it appears to enable the “actual prescribing of drugs, some of which are very low risk, and some of which are very high risk,” he cautioned. Similar to autonomous vehicles being held to a higher standard than human drivers, he surmised that AI and machine learning technologies as prescribers would likely be as well. “My suspicion is that there will be a very high bar for approving these, at least initially,” he noted.
404 Media – Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared” By Emanuel Maiberg • 10 Feb 2025 “[A] key irony of automation is that by mechanising routine tasks and leaving exception-handling to the human user, you deprive the user of the routine opportunities to practice their judgement and strengthen their cognitive musculature, leaving them atrophied and unprepared when the exceptions do arise,” the researchers wrote.
It’s terrible if they deploy these things, which are prone to mistakes. And the other aspect is that even if they’re correct, the actual healthcare workers have their skills atrophy to the point where they don’t even pick up on the mistakes. Plus vigilance tasks are miserable generally so just that is a problem to begin with.
But apparently a politician doctor point blank said that AI chatbots should replace CDC professionals. It’s preposterous.
My letter to reps:
I do NOT want healthcare companies deploying AI chatbots or anything like that to serve in lieu of healthcare providers of any kind. This is unacceptable, and should not be happening. We need whatever it takes to outlaw this reckless pursuit. Large Language Models are known to be prone to misinformation output and are a general threat to public health and safety as it is. We don’t need this scam implemented right inside the healthcare system. Put a stop to it now, whatever it takes. Lives depend on it.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose the contents of my letter for your own letters to reps.
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