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fujiyamasan

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11. Yes, I could see it as a useful tool flagging anomalies

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:55 AM

Apr 5

But this is worse than the court cases we’re seeing with fake citations hallucinated by AI.

Ultimately you need a live, trained human to sign off — and that means actually looking at and using judgement and experience to determine what the data is showing and the proper course of action.

What these CEOs are promoting is malpractice.

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America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says [View all] highplainsdem Apr 4 OP

Won't work............ Lovie777 Apr 4 #1

My wife's cancer was misdiagnosed/missed by a real radiologist Fiendish Thingy Apr 4 #2

Breast cancer is a reality for so many women. I am so glad your riversedge Apr 4 #3

Or insurance companies having the ability to control what AI finds. C Moon Apr 5 #15

I'm so sorry your wife had to battle breast cancer. So did a close relative of mine. highplainsdem Apr 5 #28

It wasn't breast cancer, but still scary nonetheless Fiendish Thingy Apr 5 #30

Apologies for misreading. The reply responding to yours mentioned breast cancer in the subject line highplainsdem Apr 5 #31

Indeed - AI may leave the world even dumber than it is now after 20+ years of social media. nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 5 #32

LOL, what could possibly go wrong? flvegan Apr 4 #4

Actually... GB_RN Apr 5 #17

I can see it... GiqueCee Apr 5 #20

Human Judgment Should Never... GB_RN Apr 5 #23

A Human needs to sign off on the AI's output WA-03 Democrat Apr 5 #25

I can just hear the screaming from those who have to handle the lawsuits. Baitball Blogger Apr 4 #5

Better that they fire all the doctors Turbineguy Apr 4 #6

No AI. I want real doctors. Trueblue1968 Apr 4 #7

Kick dalton99a Apr 5 #8

AI assisting radiologists I would support but not replacing them. cstanleytech Apr 5 #9

Yes, I could see it as a useful tool flagging anomalies fujiyamasan Apr 5 #11

Oh, I agree with you as AI is not ready for soloing this type of stuff at all. cstanleytech Apr 5 #13

The doctor signing off on this will be the fall guy when things go wrong. hunter Apr 5 #26

What could go wrong? Angleae Apr 5 #10

Omfg, no way would I trust AI to read my X-rays. SunSeeker Apr 5 #12

The bastards running insurance companies and health networks won't be happy until... LudwigPastorius Apr 5 #14

What can POSSIBLY go wrong??? AZ8theist Apr 5 #16

AI has been assisting for a while now, Richi in Gerenwich Apr 5 #18

"major savings"... GiqueCee Apr 5 #19

Ever since corporate monsters took over healthcare, it has been a race to the bottom. travelingthrulife Apr 5 #21

I think they've been reading pap smears with imaging tools for a long time. milestogo Apr 5 #22

so if they make a mistake who is responsible ? Nigrum Cattus Apr 5 #24

Not sure about AI used for radiology results, but when AI is used to listen to appointments and generate highplainsdem Apr 5 #29

Everyone should require a second opinion by a human professional. mdbl Apr 5 #27

AI says that he is pregnant. Wonder Why Apr 5 #33

The backlog for MRIs and CAT scans can be weeks for cancer patients somsai Monday #34