Patients Using Top AI Models With Good Epistemic Hygiene May Now Out-Google Their Doctors
PradyuPrasad · x · 2026-10-11
Pradyu Prasad argues that while doctors deride "WebMD patients," today's best AI models change the equation: patients who use top models and maintain good epistemic hygiene are likely right on factual questions — challenging the traditional information asymmetry, though most patients lack both the tools and the discernment.
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