yikes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46524382 [Teenager died of overdose ...

EForEndeavour · 2026-01-07T21:33:56 1767821636

An estimated 371,000 people die every year following a misdiagnosis, and 424,000 are permanently disabled. https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/2/109?rss=1

Admittedly I am basing this on pure vibes: I'd bet that adding AI to the healthcare environment will, on balance, reduce this number, not increase it.

ares623 · 2026-01-07T22:07:17 1767823637

Spoken like a true techbro

akoboldfrying · 2026-01-08T10:31:29 1767868289

Would you like to propose a different metric for estimating whether a given tool benefits society?

soraminazuki · 2026-01-08T16:35:34 1767890134

Would you like to provide actual proof that your favorite toy benefits people's health before daring others to challenge you? The imagined data you’ve yet to provide can't possibly justify the harm it's causing by pushing people on the edge to suicide.

emodendroket · 2026-01-07T22:31:19 1767825079

The article is paywalled but appears to concern abusing a cocktail of kratom, alochol, and xanax. I don't really think that's the same. Also, this feature isn't really about making ChatGPT start answering medical questions anyhow, since people are already doing that.