Managing tail risk, not prompting, is the real job in AI medicine
jonc101x · x · 2026-07-27
- The author argues that managing tail risk and deciding how much error a patient can tolerate is a core part of medical practice.
- No clever prompt can solve that problem.
- The point is that AI in medicine can be powerful, but it does not remove the underlying clinical judgment required to avoid dangerous misses.
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