A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness

A story about the capabilities of artificial intelligence, yes. But even more interestingly, a story about the human condition. Because what the title doesn’t tell: Not only did chatbots outperform doctors, they also outperformed doctors with access to those same chatbots. Why? Because the doctors kept second-guessing the chatbots when they contradicted their diagnosis.