HACKER Q&A
📣 markmatsushima

Do you rehearse with AI before seeing a doctor or dentist?


I do.

For me, the benefit is greater than the privacy risk. AI helps me find the right words to explain precisely what I am experiencing and organize what I want to ask.

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Not only that. But most importantly I propose every solution that AI offers. This helped at least on two cases of me and my family's to try a different medical approach to a health issue (different than the proposed medications initially) and there was a huge improvement in the conditions. Fair warning, this needs an openminded and "friendly" doctor I believe, along with careful mention of "your opinion", (I do not think it is a good idea to mention AI to the doctor, better to say that you read an article about the condition).
👤 vunderba
I absolutely do use AI tools like Consensus.app, which aggregates and summarizes peer-reviewed publications so I can ask things like "Is berberine beneficial for lowering cholesterol?" or "Is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) still considered the best practice to promote healing and reduce inflammation on an injury?"

AI is just the latest tool to support my “due diligence.” IMHO unless you’re dealing with a rote injury like a broken arm, it’s best to come in armed with as much information as possible before seeing a doctor.

https://consensus.app