The biggest medical-AI risk is reassuring users when they need a workup
jonc101x · x · 2026-07-27
A key danger in medical AI is not just being wrong, but reassuring someone that "this sounds fine" when the right move is actually to order a workup and rule out something dangerous.
The thread highlights omission — not just false certainty — as the main failure mode worth worrying about.
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