Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight | TechSpot
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52799193

Being a doctor is one of the jobs expected to be least at risk from AI replacement. But a new program launched in Utah is raising questions over that assumption. A healthcare startup will begin offering AI examinations and prescriptions to patients without direct human oversight, making Utah the first state to replace a doctor with an AI.

The good news is that the program is currently very limited in its scope. It’s just one year long and only for patients with mild-to-moderate acne.

The process works when a person signs up for Nolla Health’s $4.99-per-month app and uses it to scan their face. After completing a medical history and personal information form, the AI analyzes their skin, identifies the acne problem, rates the skin’s oiliness, and then generates a numerical acne severity score that ranges between clear skin and severe acne, reports Bloomberg.

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    22 hours ago

    In three years we’ll be able to order a physician-assisted suicide delivery service.

    The last words of the patients were, DIET! I said I’d like to DIET! WITH A T!

    • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      22 hours ago

      I apologize for the misunderstanding. You clearly said “diet” with a T on the end—That’s D-E-A-T-H. I see the T now. It’s right there at the end of the word. Thank you for clarifying. I’ll fix that and continue with your assisted suicide services.