Large Language Models Are Few-Shot Health Learners
I find the healthcare applications of this stuff so interesting.<p>On the one hand, there are SO many reasons using LLMs to help people make health decisions should be an utterly terrible idea, to the point of immorality:<p>- They hallucinate<p>- They can&#x27;t do mathematical calculations<p>- They&#x27;re incredibly good at being convincing, no matter what junk they are outputting<p>And yet, despite being very aware of these limitations, I&#x27;ve already found myself using them for medical advice (for pets so far, not yet for humans). And the advice I got seemed useful, and helped kick off additional research and useful conversations with veterinary staff.<p>Plenty of people have very limited access to useful medical advice.<p>There are plenty of medical topics which people find embarrassing, and would prefer to - at least initially - talk to a chatbot than to their own doctor.<p>Do the benefits outweight the risks? As with pretty much every ethical question involving LLMs, there are no obviously correct answers here.