Stephen McBride at the Rational Optimist Society:
“Should we bring him to the hospital?”
You never want to hear that from your wife at 5am.
Our 7-month-old son had woken up with angry red blotches all over his body. Measles?
Instead of going to the ER, I remembered my friend Tyler Cowen’s sage advice: You should ask AI more questions.
I snapped two photos of the rash and asked ChatGPT to evaluate.
In less than five seconds, ChatGPT said it was likely a common viral infection, nothing more serious. It also gave me specific warning signs that would warrant a trip to the ER.
The anxiety vanished, and we went back to sleep.
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