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0 pointsjstummbillig2mo ago0 comments

I don't think it's that different to what I observe in humans I work with. Things that happen regularly (and I have no reason will change in the future):

1) Making the same bad decisions multiple times, and having no recollection of it happening (or at least pretending to have none) and without any attempt to implement measures to prevent it from happening in the future

2) Trying to please people (I read it as: trying to avoid immediate conflict) over doing what's right

3) Shifting blame on a party that realistically, in the context of the work, bears no blame and whose handling should be considered part of the job (i.e. a patient being scared and acting irrationally)

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mcny2mo ago

My mom had her dental appointment canceled. Good thing they found another slot the same day but the idea that they would call once and if you missed the call, immediately drop the confirmed appointment is ridiculous.

They managed to do this absurdity without any help from AI.

Thorrez2mo ago

I wonder what percent of appointments are cancelled by that system. And I wonder what percent of appointments are no-shows now, vs before the system was implemented. It's possible the system provided an improvement.

There is definitely room for improvement though. My dentist sends a text message a couple days before, and requires me to reply yes to it or they'll cancel my appointment. A text message is better than a call.

reaperducer2mo ago

I don't think it's that different to what I observe in humans I work with.

If the "AI" isn't better at its job than a human, then what's the point?

jstummbilligOP2mo ago

Idk, seems like a different topic, no?

Off the top of my head, things that could be considered "the point":

- It's much cheaper

- It's more replicable

- It can be scaled more readily

But again, not what I was arguing for or against; my comment mostly pertained to "world through a straw"

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