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LostOne4Ever

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31. The AI helping REAL Doctors with medical research and Diagnosis
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:48 PM
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Is not the same as the LLMs (Large Language Models) that commercial AI companies are building data centers for.

Rather medical research AIs use tech like Convolutional Neural Networks that are vastly more specialized, accurate, and do NOT hallucinate. They are only used when absolutely needed and after meeting guidelines to prevent their over-use and only by a fraction of a fraction of the population {only medical professionals trained to use them} creating a microscopic footprint in comparison to LLMs while benefiting all of society rather than just answering stupid chat queries.

Criticize LLMs all you want but be aware medical AIs are different in how they work, environmental impact, and are a huge benefit to society.

AI bros can and will try to use ignorance of the difference between Medical AIs and shitty LLMs to score points. Don’t let them.



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Old info ThreeNoSeep Friday #26
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so have you rigorously researched the responses to be sure they are accurate? RussBLib Thursday #13
Have you done the research to back that up? Ms. Toad Friday #19
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efficient? Wiz Imp Thursday #10
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I believe that the people who knock it haven't discovered its potential. Doodley Friday #17
That is nonsense. Ms. Toad Friday #22
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Yeah... Hong Kong Cavalier Friday #21
It is downright dangerous for the general population Ms. Toad Friday #24
It's important to remember... Happy Hoosier Friday #23
"(which is what humans are supposedly good at)" Wiz Imp Friday #28
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Hard disagree. Happy Hoosier Friday #34
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The AI helping REAL Doctors with medical research and Diagnosis LostOne4Ever Friday #31
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