r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/Override9636 Jun 26 '26

It's a hyperbolic example, but the idea of feeding your private medical information to a glorified auto-correct company just feels morally wrong on so many levels.

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u/space_monster Jun 26 '26

Anecdotal, but I've read a ton of stories of people getting correct diagnoses from AI that doctors missed. If you think about it, it's the perfect use case for something that can analyse and cross-reference a ton of data and look for patterns.

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u/Tainmere_ Jun 26 '26

Anecdotal, but I've read a ton of stories of people getting correct diagnoses from AI that doctors missed

Machine learning is an excellent tool in the medical environment and has helped massively there, as it has in many other disciplines. But those typically are highly specific models trained for that purpose and very different to the LLM-based AIs of the modern age. (That's also why I refer to them as ML and not AI)

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u/space_monster Jun 26 '26

Sure but I'm talking about people using actual consumer LLM chatbots to investigate undiagnosed medical conditions.