Harvard medical decision scientist: tasks that took months and dozens of workers now done in minutes by LLMs
zakkohane · x · 2026-10-23
Zakkohane notes that AI goal-posts have moved. After speaking with Prof. Barbara McNeil of Harvard Medical School, a pioneer in medical decision science, he shares a concrete example: a task that used to take months and dozens of workers can now be done in minutes by LLMs.
A striking quantified data point on how LLMs are reshaping medical research workflows.
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