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

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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.

AI will not lower health costs for people unless you are a CEO. Get real.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Meh. I am a lawyer and would never hire an AI for a legal need I had. I can see it being a tool but I would always want the actual lawyer advising me and helping me think through the issues.

When AI stops hallucinate cases and laws, we can maybe start talking. Right now -- a lawyer still has to check every cite and read every case. AI might help with research, but it's not replacing the lawyer.

Just create an AI to check. What could possibly go wrong.

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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

Ok. Let us know how it goes bandaging your head or restarting your heart.

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I don't know what medicine is going to look like in 5-10 years, but I generally think it will be worse for both patients and doctors...and AI will be part of the excuse for making it work.

Right now, it already takes forever to see a specialist. And cost-cutting is everywhere. I broke my foot, and I the only doctor I've seen in person was at urgent care. My initial follow up with the podiatrist was virtual, and now my 6w follow up is also virtual. They had me get an xray on my own. There will be no physical exam. I know enough to know what kinds of questions to ask and where to point out pain/bruising, but they really should do a physical exam. I am also checking with AI what I should be sure to ask about.

AI is only going to put more pressure on doctors to see more patients faster. And patients will rely more on AI to ask about symptoms, because doctors will be even more rushed and less available. Important stuff will get missed, and any personal element that's been left in healthcare will be diminished completely.

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But, very soon lots of humans will die due to war, climate change and pandemics. So, if your kid survives and has good solid educational background...they will be in high demand.

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They should not use it in war anymore, deadly stupid mistakes

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/ex-google-exec-says-degrees-in-law-and-medicine-are-a-waste-of-time-because-they-take-so-long-to-complete-that-ai-will-catch-up-by-graduation/ar-AA1W8Fzh?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=69ad725a7d7b4a33a3b8db35aa5b5448&ei=29

My DS and DD are in first year of medical school with student loan debt at public universities, and this really scares me. My younger brother is working for an AI company specializing in radiology that can do a much better job than a radiologist.

Some of you really are dumb.

How is AI supposed to do a physical exam on someone?

How is AI supposed to argue a case in front of a judge?

You read some comment by a Silicon Valley CEO and blindly nod your head.

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The vast majority of physicians are better than AI any day, but AI is better than most physician assistants / nurse practitioners.

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AI can definitely replace most doctors. You input symptoms, imaging, vitala, labs, etc, and it will be able to make diagnoses better than a human.

Basic medicine doesn’t change all that much. It can be done by AI. And not only that, AI can cosntantly learn from new research while a human can barely read one journal article per day.

You have to remember this is the infancy of AI. It will get exponentially better as time progresses. 10 years from now I wouldn't doubt at all AI becomes better than most doctors. Look how much cell phones have advanced since 2010. Hospitals and healthcare admins will demand it to drastically cut labor costs.

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Im not letting an Ai bot do my tubal ligation.

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Anonymous wrote:How's AI supposed to perform a physical exam, palpitations a stomach, look in someone's ears, do developmental questions with an anxious kid, etc?

In development. Robots can see

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer who's seen AI work and it's a giant mess. Hallucinates like crazy, leads people entirely wrong. Maybe it will, but for now it's making messes that are taking more attorney time to fix. Legalzoom and their ilk were supposed to put lawyers out of business and largely did the same thing.

Which Ai are you using? They are not the same

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Anonymous wrote:AI not si

SI is the very real danger. AI is romper room compared to SI.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

That human is called a nurse.

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You weenies should read the article. The guy isn't saying that doctors and lawyers and scientists are obsolete. He's saying that spending half a million dollars and 3 years to memorize a ton of information already in books is a waste of money and time.