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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A computer program that returns “denied” in all situations is not an AI.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
function DetermineClaim(input) {
    return "denied";
}
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Ridiculously photogenic working class hero

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

now you know the real reason for ai existence. making more money for those that have too much

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The ai they use is also not intended to separate those who need care from those who don't, instead the ai is meant to separate those who would successfully appeal against the decision from those who wouldn't. This is how the UHC denial rate was able to shoot up so fast: from 10.9% in 2020 to 32% in 2023. There have to be a lot of excess deaths, personal bankruptcies and homelessness hiding behind that statistic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There's at least one chronic pain patient who allegedly took it out on one CEO, causing one excess death. It'll be nuts if his jury nullifies his alleged crime

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What an all around nice guy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Truly a shame he got unjustly murdered. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup, I was in an AI/ML training session about a year ago, and there were a few hospital execs there too. They were absolutely giddy about the prospect of using AI to deny care to unprofitable patients.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

So this must be all the "innovation" and "disruption" I keep hearing about.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_murder

When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another such that death results, we call the deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call his deed murder. But when society places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an unnatural death, one which is quite as much a death by violence as that by the sword or bullet; when it deprives thousands of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live – forces them, through the strong arm of the law, to remain in such conditions until that death ensues which is the inevitable consequence – knows that these thousands of victims must perish, and yet permits these conditions to remain, its deed is murder just as surely as the deed of the single individual

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Deposed. I would not use the m word. Its in the tos.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So his decisions resulted in others deaths?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Totally unrelated question, but did Hitler actually directly kill anyone? Mao? Or was it just through their directing of others?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, Hitler did kill at least one person..

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Sigh... Yea but he also killed the guy that killed hitler

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Insurance companies practice medicine without a license all the time and those practices result in death. We are just supposed to pretend that's the correct way to live.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Look, if we allow these claims then everyone sick will file claims. The hit on our profit margin would be terrible!"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You don’t understand. This man was a pillar of empathy and dedicated his life to improving access to healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

(Of his stockholders)*

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Found the shareholder. /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Here are the people responsible for the nH Predict AI tool that they knew has a 90% error rate when denying claims:

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Boomer trash are always there to grift

They got such eggshells egos too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I shouldn't still need to point this out but most boomers are poor. They also have a lot of medical issues and are mistreated by the health system and aged care. They are also mentally abused by cynical political strategists that target their fears and drive them half crazy.

If you haven't noticed the wealth divide is increasing and the rich are getting further away from regular people. That is happening despite rich boomers dying. Their wealth is being inherited and their replacements are just as mean.

Anytime you see a divisive comment like old.people, immigrants, trans are at fault question the source and if it is worth repeating. Its possible a lot of such comments originate in enemies of free societies. Community is important. It's the foundation for a fair and peaceful society. We can't have community while we have this mindset of excluding the other.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

There are also reasonably credible opinions that all of the things we divide ourselves on are deliberately propagated to distract us from the real power imbalance - all of us versus the incredibly wealthy. All of us against the corporations.

Generation anger especially is nuts. The older generation will die, their supposed enormous wealth will go to the generation below, and so on. Boomers had fewer children than the generation before, X have had even fewer. Generational wealth should be concentrating

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am not going to dispute this but top 10% are essentially all boomers and they sick owner dick with joy while selling out everyone.

The poor ones are retarded sure but they wanted for this shit.

Frankly, boomers are not allies and they need to be held accountable for their role here.

Any boomer with half a brain knows all of this anyway. I doubt I am hurting that persons feelings.

Also boomer is now mental state as many gen x sold out and rich boomer crotch fruit larp it. Quit being poor

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

You might as well start calling 20 year olds boomers because it is a class war and always has been a class war and always will be a class war and age is irrelevant. Any name that obscures that fact only helps perpetuate the divisions. Ageists are in the same category as racists, sexists and all other bigots. They contribute nothing to debate but name calling. Deal with the hate or direct it where it is deserved. Call these health insurance CEOs what they are. They are parasitic hoarders of wealth who profit from the misery of others. In fair societies we provide healthcare for all, young and old without these scum. Only a society that has its shit together can do something like that and you can't get your shit together if all you do is call people names.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmmm… these demographics are not surprising.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I can't help but think of the scene from Rush Hour where Chris Tucker's character explains to Jackie Chan's character his theory on big crimes. It was something like 'Follow the rich guy. There's always a rich guy waiting for his slice.' I gotta rewatch it now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Could people stop sharing this image of the guy who clearly was not the murderer?!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Seriously. I am almost 100% the guy in the picture was my waiter at the Boathouse restaurant, in Disney Springs (Florida), on the night of the shooting. The person in the picture was nowhere near the state of New York.

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