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I stopped looking at the recommendations a while back. They seemed random at best. Now I know why, thanks!

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You must be a genius with a photographic memory then.

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Golly, thanks! Actually, many of the recommendations seemed quite at odds with what I was already reading. At first I thought someone at substack was trying to broaden my horizons, if a bit ineptly, but then I decided it was, at best, an algorithm based on assumptions that were not valid for me. I do have a pretty good memory. Not always a good thing.

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AI learns, that is why it can be a boon in medical care. Doctors can’t keep up with research. Opened Sourced AI can make suggestions either backing up a doctor’s advice or giving them deeper insights. Done rightly, it will be unbiased which has big pharma shaking in their shoes. Doctors already play things to the middle, AI can change that as details of a person’s health status will be immediately recognized and considered as part of their care. AI will make appropriate suggestions.

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AI does not "learn." It never will. All you're doing is changing the definition of learning. AI will only ever be a pattern matcher.

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AI recognizes patterns. That is a type of “learning.” Like a Robot Roombo vacuum remembers. I doubt that Biden has that capability since he can’t figure how to exit a stage after he speaks. If it doesn’t learn, why be concerned?

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I agree with you, but I believe the system in which AI will be used is already corrupted by chasing profits. I think it will be used to replace doctors. Already, our medical establishment is not really about healing anything, it is more about what can be done to manage symptoms at a great return. Most of our doctors play to the direction of our insurance companies, these days. And the insurance companies and pharma own, and run, the show. I would adore to be wrong.

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