Medicine as a Knowledge Processing Discipline with Dr. Zak Kohane
NEJM AI Grand Rounds
The Intersection of Science and Psychology in Large Language Models
The distribution of large language models and their impact on diagnostic problem-solving is a topic of interest. While theories about the methods that work best are abundant, they lack empirical grounding. These models are treated more like psychology, with papers focusing on their performance and behavior rather than dissecting the specifics of the model. This parallels the concept of robot psychology in Asimov's iRobot book collection, where apparent breaks of the law are explained through logical pretzel twists. Susan Calvin, a robot psychologist, is the central character in these stories.
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