Re: to advise Cancer Center

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I've read that computer programs developed 20-30 years ago were

better at diagnosing illness than most doctors. They were

totally objective, had information about many illnesses that most

doctors had never seen, and often never heard of, and weren't

fooled by seeing 20 minor sore throats in a row into assuming

that the 21st one was minor too.

However, the legal liability problem prevented any companies from

marketing these programs. Imagine the lawsuits that would happen

the first time the computer misdiagnosed someone.

Alan