Memorizing the dictionary doesn’t make you a great writer
Birchtree
February 10, 2026
Samantha Cole: Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
> Chatbots may be able to pass medical exams, but that doesn’t mean they make good doctors, according to a new, large-scale study of how people get medical advice from large language models.
I think there’s something to be understood here about the difference between memorizing every bit of information about something, with the ability to deploy that information effectively.
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