One in five people who use AI for health advice say it has discouraged them from seeking professional healthcare

  • etchinghillside@reddthat.com
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    7 days ago

    Don’t usually have wrist pain and it informed me how to perform a Finkelstein test to better pin down it might be De Quervain’s tendinitis.

    Was I going go to the doctor for this right away? Probably not. But gives me some guidance on what to attempt to improve - and if It persists - I go to a doctor.

    Or it’s cancer and I die in 6 weeks.

    • Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz
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      6 days ago

      I’ve used it like this before, but I will look at the diagnosis it gives me, and look it up myself and see if it really fits. And if things don’t really add up, I’ll see a doctor.

      But I have little faith in doctors anyway, and if a doctor gave me a diagnosis, I’d look it up and check the same way.