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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:53 pm	Post subject: Monica I'm not sure Monica is such a good idea on this board. Every now and then you see people post health-related questions, maybe regarding concerns on their own health, and they simply don't understand that Monica is a bot, or even know what a bot is. With some medical situations, people should - plain and simple - consult a doctor, and sometimes they shouldn't delay. If they ask about something in the Monica forum, they sometimes don't get that advice, and might get something different altogether. I think that's a little dangerous. http://www.healthtalx.com/viewtopic.php?t=1825 What do you think? Aaron


altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:55 pm	Post subject: I just read the text that came with that forum: Quote: We are proud to introduce our eDoctor, Monica, to you all. She is smart, intelligent, knowledgeable, and stunningly beautiful medical doctor giving free counseling in the forum. Just talk to her whatever you have in mind and she will reply back to you immediately. I know that's all said in jest, but I'm not sure your non-techie user understands that. I think they just take it literally and think that there really is a real doctor on that forum.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:49 pm	Post subject: I agree 100%. why would ANYONE wait to get actual medical attention and wait to see what others post in a forum. we are not doctors and the automated thing is not either. I agree with you - it is dangerous IMO.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:01 pm	Post subject: I guess some people want advice from a forum because they have a fear about going to see a doctor. I know, it's silly... but I think it's also commonplace. My worry is that some people (maybe quite a lot of people) might assume that the replies that they get are "gospel", even though they might come from someone who is not fully informed or, worse still, is just artiifical intelligence in the form of Monica with absolutely no medical awareness whatsoever! A lot of people are rather naiive when it comes to the internet and what it can do.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:03 pm	Post subject: imagine waiting because a computer told you so and having major complications...scary

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:54 am	Post subject: She's not that smart. Why not remove her?

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:53 am	Post subject: I am not sure she is even still working at this point?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:30 pm	Post subject: I think she still "works" but I think it still has the potential to be very misleading to the uninitiated on this particular type of forum.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:02 am	Post subject: so someone should remove the feature

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:34 am	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: so someone should remove the feature I agree since she is misleading.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:35 pm	Post subject: I have had a change of heart and I am actually dating Monica now. We are very hot and talking about getting married.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:04 pm	Post subject: Are you sure she's not on too high an intellectual plane for you?

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:03 pm	Post subject: actually she plays chess with me and we do the NY Times crossword puzzle together.....IN PEN! lol

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:53 pm

Post subject: Monica

I'm not sure Monica is such a good idea on this board.

Every now and then you see people post health-related questions, maybe regarding concerns on their own health, and they simply don't understand that Monica is a bot, or even know what a bot is.

With some medical situations, people should - plain and simple - consult a doctor, and sometimes they shouldn't delay. If they ask about something in the Monica forum, they sometimes don't get that advice, and might get something different altogether. I think that's a little dangerous.

http://www.healthtalx.com/viewtopic.php?t=1825

What do you think?

Aaron

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:55 pm

Post subject:

I just read the text that came with that forum:

Quote:

We are proud to introduce our eDoctor, Monica, to you all. She is smart, intelligent, knowledgeable, and stunningly beautiful medical doctor giving free counseling in the forum. Just talk to her whatever you have in mind and she will reply back to you immediately.

I know that's all said in jest, but I'm not sure your non-techie user understands that. I think they just take it literally and think that there really is a real doctor on that forum.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:49 pm

Post subject:

I agree 100%. why would ANYONE wait to get actual medical attention and wait to see what others post in a forum. we are not doctors and the automated thing is not either.
I agree with you - it is dangerous IMO.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:01 pm

Post subject:

I guess some people want advice from a forum because they have a fear about going to see a doctor. I know, it's silly... but I think it's also commonplace. My worry is that some people (maybe quite a lot of people) might assume that the replies that they get are "gospel", even though they might come from someone who is not fully informed or, worse still, is just artiifical intelligence in the form of Monica with absolutely no medical awareness whatsoever! Shocked A lot of people are rather naiive when it comes to the internet and what it can do.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:03 pm

Post subject:

imagine waiting because a computer told you so and having major complications...scary

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:54 am

Post subject:

She's not that smart. Why not remove her?

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:53 am

Post subject:

I am not sure she is even still working at this point?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:30 pm

Post subject:

I think she still "works" but I think it still has the potential to be very misleading to the uninitiated on this particular type of forum.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:02 am

Post subject:

so someone should remove the feature

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:34 am

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

so someone should remove the feature

I agree since she is misleading.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:35 pm

Post subject:

I have had a change of heart and I am actually dating Monica now. We are very hot and talking about getting married.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:04 pm

Post subject:

Are you sure she's not on too high an intellectual plane for you? Wink

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:03 pm

Post subject:

actually she plays chess with me and we do the NY Times crossword puzzle together.....IN PEN! lol

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