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> I can literally drive to a CVS, spend $10 on a test, and self-diagnose a UTI by peeing on a stick

It's knowing to do that in a case that isn't obvious that's the hard bit. Once you've decided to check for UTI, yes, it's an easy self-test.



Trust me, if you have female anatomy after the first or second UTI it’s patently obvious when you are getting another one. That’s my point- I can’t think of an easier condition to recognize and self-diagnose than a UTI in a healthy adult.


But what if it's not presenting normally, or it's the first one? Or it's not female anatomy? Given not all experiences are the same, why are you assuming that your experience is relevant to this other experience? Or have I misread and it is definitely the same?


Any LLM could have told me to do that.

And yes, LLMs are frequently wrong. Do you really want to go there, Doctor...?


I'm not a doctor. LLMs might be frequently wrong, but they don't hallucinate that badly.


Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with you. Just pre-emptively putting that out there to answer the inevitable "B...b...b...but unlike people, AI sometimes makes stuff up!" response from nervous gatekeepers.


> Just pre-emptively putting that out there to answer the inevitable "B...b...b...but unlike people, AI sometimes makes stuff up!" response from nervous gatekeepers.

You're misusing the word gatekeeper, if there is even a good use for it. Requiring a driving test isn't gatekeeping. Or rather it is, but gatekeeping is an obtuse complaint.




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