Nanoraptor4d ago

The modern chronic illness cycle.

Me: I have X and it took three and a bit decades to diagnose and I’m on A and B and C to treat it.

Them: That’s unlikely. A is used to treat OtherCondition.

Me: I don’t have OtherCondition.

Then: Well if you’re on A then you must have it. I asked ChatGPT

Show threadRudi (ryjelsum)4d ago
@NanoRaptor when something like this happens to me, the years of pharmacy-adjacent education is sitting in the back of my mind like "do i want to explain off-label usage of medication to someone or do i want to retain my composure today"
Show threadNanoraptor
@rudi Not even off-label! just one of many pretty ordinary uses.
Mar 20 at 6:31amWeb
Show threadBornach4d ago
@NanoRaptor @rudi
Excellent explanation for what is going on in the LLM though. When the ordinary use is not in the training data, the chat box just extrudes text from something pharmacy-adjacent