Politico July 24, 2024
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Advanced artificial intelligence could make specialized medical training more accessible for doctors — ultimately leading to higher-quality care for patients.
Dr. Sipra Laddha, a psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health and a co-founder of digital mental health clinic LunaJoy, told Daniel that AI has the potential to ramp up the number of health providers who can get specialized training.
How so? Advances in language-based AI systems allow chatbots to act as patients when doctors learn how to best deal with certain ailments.
Using the new systems could save a significant amount of time and energy compared to how Laddha trained, which involved reviewing stacks of transcripts of her conversations with patients.
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