cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52799193

Being a doctor is one of the jobs expected to be least at risk from AI replacement. But a new program launched in Utah is raising questions over that assumption. A healthcare startup will begin offering AI examinations and prescriptions to patients without direct human oversight, making Utah the first state to replace a doctor with an AI.

The good news is that the program is currently very limited in its scope. It's just one year long and only for patients with mild-to-moderate acne.

The process works when a person signs up for Nolla Health's $4.99-per-month app and uses it to scan their face. After completing a medical history and personal information form, the AI analyzes their skin, identifies the acne problem, rates the skin's oiliness, and then generates a numerical acne severity score that ranges between clear skin and severe acne, reports Bloomberg.

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[–] 1 point 23 hours ago

I thought that Utah was supposed to be super-conservative...

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  • [–] 23 points 2 days ago

    Oh Utah. You so stupid

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago

    Eventually this is all your insurance will cover.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    reads: Utah first state to legalize prescription narcotics for recreational use

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago

    Kids going to be jailbreaking their doctor and ordering goofy pills smdh

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  • [–] 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    The only thing they taught it how to do was to deny gender-affirming care.

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    [–] 16 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Can’t wait to see how pharmaceutical ads/reps factor into these.

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    I really hate all the face scanning shit.

    Biometrics for passwords are already bad. Imagine a wonderful world where "Reset my Advertising ID" means extensive plastic surgery.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago

    Why!? This is fucking bonkers!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    Oh, okay, that sounds like a good way to get away with fucking up by blaming it on the AI, and no one gets held accountable for prescribing little Timmy a lethal dose of death juice or whatever.

    It's almost as if these people don't care at all

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    feels like they just want our faces for some book or whatever

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago
    [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    scan their face. After completing a medical history and personal information form

    Ah, a prescription for your acne! And all it costs is feeding ALL of your information into the Information Stealing Machine. And also $4.99/mo.

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