• Academic Paper
AI Doctors 3x More Expensive Than Human
A new NEJM AI study shows that leading LLMs recommend clinical care costing 3.2x more than human physicians, driven by ordering lab tests on cases where human doctors order nothing.
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A new NEJM AI study shows that leading LLMs recommend clinical care costing 3.2x more than human physicians, driven by ordering lab tests on cases where human doctors order nothing.
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