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AI beating doctors on text-based diagnosis isn't surprising. LLMs are pattern-matching machines trained on millions of medical cases. But the real test is the physical exam. Can AI tell the difference between someone faking pain and someone with a ruptured appendix? Between a panic attack and a heart attack? That's what doctors do that AI can't.


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