Ex–Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time in the era of AI

[Anonymous]

I would ignore, OP. My husband is a doctor and he would it if his kids showed an interest in med school (they don’t). Sure, AI is invaluable as a support tool, but it cannot replace an actual human.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure. Let’s trust a person who makes his money from AI when he insists AI is the only economical path forward.

We need more health care in this country. Faster and more affordable.

I recently had to go to the ER 1x and Urgent Care 1x to make sure I wasn't going to die. That's $3,300 charged to my insurer because I could not get an appointment with my primary care doctor. I am still figuring out what is wrong.

Specialists can take 1-6 months to get an appointment with.

I have a good insurance plan, sufficient funds to cover co-pays, and live in a town where the hospital system is one of the largest employers in the county. But I can't get anything better than adequate triaging.

I do not believe that AI is going to cut the need for doctors as wealthy Americans begin to skew even older.

The AI people are sharing their various scary messages to get attention and also to absolve themselves of responsibility for any unintended consequences.

Companies are investing in AI because of FOMO.

[Anonymous]

Guys, AI is taking over,m. The gullible rush to embrace it and be “forward thinking” and not a Luddite is hastening the end of most jobs done by humans. I work at a labor union. We’ve been told to be AI forward. Let that sink in.

[Anonymous]

I could not agree more, especially considering the craptastic medical care most people receive. If they want to keep their jobs instead of having us turn to AI, I suggest doctors learn to care about their patients and treat them like human beings in return.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I work as an IT contractor for a federal agency, and our agency is cutting back on the number of contractor head count by about 33%. They will use that money to invest in AI, just saying.

Yeah, no. The contractor reductions were a DOGE thing. That's not to say that AI won't be incorporated in some areas, but budgets are also not increasing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could not agree more, especially considering the craptastic medical care most people receive. If they want to keep their jobs instead of having us turn to AI, I suggest doctors learn to care about their patients and treat them like human beings in return.

This is so stupid. I would never use AI for medical care (unless it was a tool being used by an actual doctor). Maybe as a research tool to understand the issue but in that sense it is no different from Google. And I prefer Google.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I work as an IT contractor for a federal agency, and our agency is cutting back on the number of contractor head count by about 33%. They will use that money to invest in AI, just saying.

lol no they won’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I could not agree more, especially considering the craptastic medical care most people receive. If they want to keep their jobs instead of having us turn to AI, I suggest doctors learn to care about their patients and treat them like human beings in return.

This is so stupid. I would never use AI for medical care (unless it was a tool being used by an actual doctor). Maybe as a research tool to understand the issue but in that sense it is no different from Google. And I prefer Google.

Isn't that AI? Try googling anything these days. See what you get.

[Anonymous]

I trust what AI will be capable of five years out over a general practitioner. Most aren’t that good and often overworked so they make errors AI won’t. I’m excited and it will lower health care costs.

[Anonymous]

When a reputable doctor or lawyer says the same, I’ll start to worry. It’s slop and not to be trusted.

You know what it can do? Program/code. But how do we know that’s not slop as well?

Do not trust what tech execs say. They’ve invested probably billions, laid off thousands etc for this and need it to succeed. They are trying to manifest success.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I could not agree more, especially considering the craptastic medical care most people receive. If they want to keep their jobs instead of having us turn to AI, I suggest doctors learn to care about their patients and treat them like human beings in return.

This is so stupid. I would never use AI for medical care (unless it was a tool being used by an actual doctor). Maybe as a research tool to understand the issue but in that sense it is no different from Google. And I prefer Google.

Isn't that AI? Try googling anything these days. See what you get.

I skip the AI summaries and look at the google results. I’m not interested in some black box summarizing an issue for me. I want to see what the actual sources are.

[Anonymous]

I find these "experts" know little about the lived experiences, needs, and preferences of the majority of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I trust what AI will be capable of five years out over a general practitioner. Most aren’t that good and often overworked so they make errors AI won’t. I’m excited and it will lower health care costs.

I feel like people who write stuff like this have never actually had a serious medical issue. Sure I might be comfortable with an AI, say, determining that I can get a prescription refill. But for a new issue? No way.

[Anonymous]

That has been true for law for a long time. It’s not worth getting the degree unless it’s from a top school. The market is over saturated and a lot of legal research that used to be done by entry level lawyers can be outsourced.

AI will never replace physicians though. It’s one thing for a physician to use AI to help diagnose, but nobody is going to have surgery just because an AI interface recommends it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find these "experts" know little about the lived experiences, needs, and preferences of the majority of people.

Yea. I need a hectic and understaffed ER in the city that takes eight hours to get through for ultimately minor ailments. Extra points for patients who are handcuffed to their bed because they also committed a felony. I’ll take AI