Ground Truths · Eric Topol

Robert Wachter & Eric Topol - Discuss a Giant Leap Book

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UCSF's health AI officer tricked GPT-4 into writing a prior authorization for a blood thinner to treat insomnia—a complete hallucination.
Eric Topol interviews Robert Wachter about his new book on AI in medicine, covering real-world case studies, the risks of hallucinations, the promise of AI scribes, and why we should judge AI against our imperfect healthcare system rather than an ideal of perfection.

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A clear look at AI in medicine, where scaling expertise and copying trust sit uncomfortably close together.

The episode follows Robert Wachter and Eric Topol as they move from AI's promise to its messier medical uses. Mayo Clinic's effort to build digital twins of trusted physicians gives the discussion its clearest anchor, with Dr. Marple cast as a patient-facing avatar.

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You get the stakes behind physician avatars, scale, and deepfakes.

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