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Dhruv Khullar discusses the benefits and risks of using AI for medical diagnoses.

Physician and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar says artificial intelligence is a powerful tool to get quicker and more accurate diagnoses. But it can also be dangerous. Guest: Dhruv Khullar , Physician, Weill Cornell Medical College; Contributing Writer, The New Yorker Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website . Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter . Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply reported journalism on the forces driving health care's toughest choices — reporting you won't find anywhere else. If our work helps you stay informed, support it with a donation today . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dhruv Khullar

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• healthcare
• diagnosis
• medical technology
• patient safety

Keywords

• AI
• diagnosis
• healthcare
• safety
• technology

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Organizations: Weill Cornell Medical College, The New Yorker

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