Mx. Eddie RDec 14

George Clooney is an actor.

Put him in the role of a surgeon in front of a camera, and he will do and say things the average non-surgeon viewer will agree are surgeonish. After an hour of that, we are, as average non-surgeon viewers, satisfied and entertained.

Put him in an operating theatre, and the patient will fucking die because he's not a surgeon and knows nothing about really doing surgery.

This is a post about LLMs.

Show threadLance, Enjoying Copious PollenDec 14

@silvermoon82 Now, Alan Alda is an actor who spent a lot of TV time doing surgery. He might have picked up a thing or two about actual surgery in the process.

Maybe not. But I'd let him cut me open if the only other option was George Clooney.

Show threadcraignicol

@analogfusion @silvermoon82 that might not be the worst idea... https://doyouremember.com/205655/alan-alda-shared-mash-medical-knowledge-doctors-before-surgery

It's interesting how close this thread is to a Wix advert I keep seeing where the actor uses AI precisely because he doesn't know what he's doing... 🤔

Alan Alda Used His 'M*A*S*H' Knowledge To Shock Everyone When He Needed Surgery

Alan Alda once used his medical knowledge from 'M*A*S*H' to connect with a doctor when he had to undergo surgery far from home.

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Show threadLance, Enjoying Copious PollenDec 14

@craignicol @silvermoon82 I didn't know that story about how much real knowledge he'd picked up! That's really cool.

(I almost never watch TV so I haven't seen the ad.)

Show threadcraignicolDec 14
@analogfusion @silvermoon82 he mentioned it in his podcast (can't remember which episode, there's a lot). I would recommend it - Clear And Vivid