AI could become medicine’s best tutor and coach, but also a dangerous tool
jonc101x · x · 2026-07-27
The author says they remain a naive techno-optimist about AI in medicine: these systems could become the best tutors, coaches, and consultants ever, but they can also hurt people badly if used without understanding—like a chainsaw.
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