Why Doctors Dismiss AI: Status and Ego, Not Evidence
tekbog · x · 2026-11-12
A commenter argues that many doctors, like lawyers, entered the profession for status and money, so AI challenging their expertise feels like a direct ego attack and gets dismissed; those who don't see AI as empowering are in for a bad time.
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