@patio11: There is, particularly, a moral dimension on “We will be able to make first-pass cognition available at a price point s…

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Discussion on the moral dimension of making first-pass cognition available at unprecedentedly low prices, highlighting that the alternative to AI might be no answer at all.

There is, particularly, a moral dimension on “We will be able to make first-pass cognition available at a price point so low it is historically unachievable for any quantum of effort from a professional.”
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There is, particularly, a moral dimension on “We will be able to make first-pass cognition available at a price point so low it is historically unachievable for any quantum of effort from a professional.”

Colin Percival (@cperciva): Something which often gets missed in the “is AI better or worse than radiologists at reading x-rays” questions is that the alternative to AI is not necessarily a radiologist. It might be no answer at all.

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