The paper they cite uses machine learning (as opposed to deep neural networks), so it would also be accurate to say they're using statistics in healthcare. Calling it AI is a double-edged sword since it gets funding and publicity based on the hype, but also hate from the "AI = ChatGPT = bad" crowd.
It is a really polarized word. I do know of some chatbots and even ChatGPT being used in psychiatry and other fields in Canada to help simplify workflow so medical staff have more time w patients
Personally I still consider that terrifying 🙃 Either they're supervising it enough that they may as well just do it themselves anyways, or they're not and letting LLM hallucinations into their work.
I'm cautiously optimistic only bc of the studies that show it can outperform some doctors...and maybe because I'm just tired of being gaslit by doctors. I understand your fears though. Lots of unknowns
I feel that way more broadly towards people afraid of AI becoming smarter than humans - if *gestures broadly* this is the best that human intelligence can do then let's give the machines a try.
Hahaha yes