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Google created a chatbot called AMIE to conduct medical interviews.
AMIE was trained on real-world medical data and learned to mimic doctor-patient conversations.
In a test with simulated patients, AMIE outperformed human doctors in accuracy, empathy, and communication.
AMIE generated more complete diagnoses and was rated as more polite and trustworthy by patients.
The researchers caution that this study doesn't mean AI is replacing doctors, but it could improve healthcare access in remote areas.
This is early research, but it highlights the potential of AI in medical diagnosis and communication.
The research paper on AMIE has been published as a pre-print in arXiv.
