Hot take: I used to hate AI in healthcare until my mom's telemedicine visit last month

My mom needed a quick prescription refill but her usual doctor was booked out 3 weeks. She tried one of those AI-driven symptom checkers on a telehealth app and it suggested a simple dosage adjustment. Her actual doctor reviewed it and agreed within 5 minutes. I figured AI in medicine was just hype or a way to cut corners, but that specific case saved her a 30-minute drive and a week of discomfort. Has anyone else had a solid real-world experience like that change their mind?

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david56223d ago

Honestly it's part of a bigger pattern where tech just removes stupid small hassles.

the_eva23d ago

Not sure I'd call them "stupid small hassles" though, @david562. The annoying stuff is often the stuff we just accept because it's always been that way. That's where tech really earns its keep, when it quietly fixes the boring daily stuff we stopped noticing.