r/Health Answers Everywhere: Who to Trust in the Age of AI?
Summary
AI, social platforms, and online communities have transformed how patients and doctors seek health information long before they meet at the point of care. But with endless answers comes a critical question: who should we trust? Join Reddit’s pharma lead, a patient advocate and former r/BreastCancer moderator, and Dr. Ania Bilski—an emergency medicine physician and VP of Clinical AI at OpenEvidence—for a candid discussion on trust, safety, and the future of care in an algorithm-driven world.
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- Presented By: Real Chemistry
Contributors
- Mary James
- Jessica Calef
- Ania Bilski
- Alex Bell
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