Our AI Midwife: Scott Alexander on using an LLM through a real childbirth
eatitraw · hn · 2026-10-04
In 'Our AI Midwife,' Astral Codexten's Scott Alexander recounts using an LLM throughout a real labor — relaying contraction timing, pain levels and symptoms to get stage-by-stage guidance on when to head to the hospital. The essay weighs the value of an instant, calm second opinion against the risks of outsourcing high-stakes medical judgment to a chatbot.
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