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Doctor Bot: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

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Do we really want an AI model that cannot properly draw a human hand to make our medical diagnoses?

AI dips its toe into clinical decision support

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), two-thirds of physicians were using healthcare AI in early 2025.

They refer to this technology as augmented intelligence rather than artificial intelligence. Renaming AI “augmented intelligence” reflects the optimistic belief that AI enhances human intellect and decision-making, rather than replacing them. This paradigm assumes that actual doctors will always have the final say in diagnoses and, in the medical insurance realm, in determining medical necessity. To which I say, “In a perfect world.”

In clinical support, AI automates note-taking during patient visits and analyzes data and images for early detection. AI can also personalize patient treatment plans, manage chronic diseases using wearable devices, and analyze data to assist doctors in decision-making. All this is good, right?

The positive spin is that these smart assistants can reduce doctor and clinician burnout and improve accuracy and efficiency in patient care.

The reality? AI is sometimes mistaken.

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The Fake Job Interview

If it seems too good to be true, it’s probably AI.

~ Before I begin my artificial odyssey, some context is needed. A few hours before I found myself perusing the job listings on my local Craigslist, I learned that my last remaining writing client, through a writers’ platform I’ve been using since 2019, had not renewed their contract.

It was a healthcare logistics firm, and the client was a publisher working with a dozen companies across different industries. I wrote two sample articles, which they loved, and it was good money. I thought, ‘Hey, maybe I can get work from their other clients, too!’

I wrote three more articles that they also loved before they succumbed to the AI plague. In an email from the account manager, I was told, “The client is restructuring.” Say no more.

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