Tag: AI

A graphic image of LLM showing interconnected nodes representing various applications and features of Large Language Models (LLM). The central node is labeled "LLM" and is connected to surrounding icons such as a lightbulb, book, chat bubble, graph, and more.
Computers & InternetInternet & social mediaScience and Medicine

LLMs: Fighting Fire with Fire

Using LLM tools to tackle AI-driven science misinformation head-on

/ September 2, 2024
Whole body MRI
CancerMedical devicesScience and Medicine

False balance in an NBC news story on whole body MRI scans

Over the weekend, NBC News aired a story on whole body MRI scans. Although it did include the usual cautions about false positives and the harm they cause, the caution was diluted by the story's focus a rare case of a woman who had a brain tumor detected. Overall, it was false balance that reminded me of vaccine/autism stories 20 years ago.

/ February 19, 2024
Neko Health whole body scans
Computers & InternetScience and MedicineScience and the Media

The return of marketing hype for “whole body scans”…now with AI!

Two decades ago, I cut my skeptical teeth countering advertising for whole body scans by companies making extravagant promises for their products. This particular medical fad faded for a while, but now it's back with a vengeance...with AI! Looking at these products, what I see is basically the quackery that is functional medicine on steroids and powered by AI.

/ July 10, 2023