30
Jan
2023
Generative AI: No Humbug
In 1845, dentist Horace Wells stood before Harvard medical students and faculty, eager to demonstrate the utility of nitrous oxide – laughing gas – as a general anesthetic. Wells tried it out on a patient who needed a tooth extraction. The dose, it turned out, wasn’t enough. The patient screamed in agony. As described by Paul Offit in You Bet... Read More