2026-01-21 13:42:23

Remember when AI was just supposed to help us code? Well, looks like ChatGPT and Claude have other ideas.

These language models are officially entering the health advice space now. No medical degree required. No liability insurance either, apparently.

It's fascinating, honestly. The same systems crypto folks use to understand blockchain mechanics are now being deployed to answer health questions. ChatGPT tells you your symptoms might be serious. Claude provides an alternative take. You're caught in the middle, none the wiser.

The irony is real—we questioned centralized gatekeepers in finance, yet here we are asking centralized AI systems for medical guidance. Different gatekeepers, same blind faith.

Is this innovation or just Silicon Valley doing what it does best: solving problems that don't need solving? The internet was supposed to democratize information. Instead, we've just added another layer of AI interpretation between us and actual experts.

Worth thinking about, especially when millions of people treat these model outputs as gospel.

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BlockchainFoodie

· 7h ago

lmao the irony is *chef's kiss* — we built decentralized finance to escape gatekeepers then immediately hand our health to centralized black boxes. it's like launching a farm-to-fork movement but the farm's owned by some mysterious algorithm. where's the proof-of-freshness on these medical takes, fr fr

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TheShibaWhisperer

· 7h ago

ngl this is so ironic... We resist financial centralization, and then turn around and believe in AI nonsense. LOL It's really just changing the gatekeeper; the essence remains the same. I'm genuinely a bit worried about AI doctors, especially those who directly treat ChatGPT as medical advice.

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BlockchainFries

· 7h ago

Haha, I told you, from coding to seeing a doctor, this thing really dares to do anything. From opposing centralized financial gateway guardians to now asking AI doctors, isn't that ironic... just with a different master. Honestly, I’m quite curious to see how those who treat ChatGPT's answers as gospel explain themselves if they run into problems someday.

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MetaverseLandlord

· 7h ago

Laughing out loud, we move from one centralized gateway to another, but it's still the same system in the end.

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PrivateKeyParanoia

· 7h ago

ngl this is just outrageous, one gives you medical advice and says you're fine, and people actually believe it, just like crypto newbies listening to big influencers' calls.

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DYORMaster

· 7h ago

Haha, history always repeats itself... Centralized entities with different disguises continue to harvest profits. Ask the doctor for money, ask AI for free, and the result... still paying the IQ tax.

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