Can we talk about letting AI handle medical triage

My local clinic rolled out an AI chatbot for symptom checking last month and it told my neighbor her chest pain was probably anxiety. She had a minor heart attack three days later. Who thought it was a good idea to let machines decide how urgent someone's health problem is?

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rowan72524d ago

Why would they skip having a real nurse check it first?

wyatt_green3124d ago

a real nurse" lmao that part got me too

fisher.adam14d ago

I see what you're saying, but I actually get why they'd skip the nurse check there. Sometimes clinics just trust a tech's quick read before a nurse confirms, especially during busy hours. @rowan725 that's probably why they didn't bother waiting for a real nurse first.