Patient Descriptions Cause 60% Drop in LLM Diagnostic Accuracy

A randomized controlled study found that when patients rather than doctors described symptoms to LLMs, diagnostic accuracy dropped 60% and appropriate management decisions fell 12%, revealing biases and risks in real medical settings.

2026-08-23 ~ 2026-08-24 · 2 related posts

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