@lifesinger: Hospitals might be the best place in the world to think clearly about the value of AI. Humans face many diseases that are still incurable. Western medicine can help alleviate pain and suffering with decent certainty. Traditional Chinese medicine tries to restore the body and mind to healthy operation from a holistic perspective, but the uncertainty is too strong. In the field of AI for healthcare, Fable 5 has been out for a few months, ...
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The author reflects that the hospital is a good place to think about the value of AI, but the practical application of AI in healthcare has not yet brought universal breakthroughs; for example, AI tools like Fable 5 and Doubao have limited effectiveness.
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Hospitals might be the places in the world where the value of AI is most clearly understood.
There are still countless diseases that humanity cannot yet cure. Western medicine can help alleviate symptoms with reasonable certainty. Traditional Chinese medicine attempts to restore overall balance between mind and body, but its uncertainty is too high.
In the field of AI for healthcare, the Fable 5 has been out for a few months now, but frustratingly, we haven’t seen any major medical breakthroughs that benefit the general public.
The value of AI always seems to lie in the future.
In hospitals, you can overhear some interesting conversations. A young man goes to register, asking for a particular department. The nurse asks him, “What are your symptoms?” The young man says, “Just help me register for that department.” The nurse asks, “Did you follow Doubao’s advice? That’s not reliable.”
Despair, desire, hope, and visiting—they all intertwine above the hospital.
Why are both the AI in Doubao and the AI for Science in laboratories still so far away?
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