Lancet study: Google DeepMind's patient-facing AI holds up well in urgent care

EricTopol · x · 2026-10-09

Eric Topol highlights a prospective feasibility study just published in The Lancet: Google DeepMind's patient-facing conversational AI was tested in urgent care, with patients and physicians rating its diagnostic accuracy and other metrics very well, suggesting it could even improve the patient-physician relationship.

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