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UCSF Reaches $300K Settlement Over Disability Accommodation Dispute

What does UCSF do? Train medical professionals. So imagine what kind of medical professional a systemically ableist institution trains.

"The complaint, originally filed in 2022, alleged that UCSF repeatedly failed to meaningfully engage with the employee regarding requests to work remotely despite documentation from a doctor supporting the accommodation.

According to CRD, the employee was at one point involuntarily placed on medical leave and required to continue commuting to work in pain for an extended period.

...
The complaint further alleged that the employee could have continued performing the job remotely because the department was already operating virtually at the time"

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/ucfsf-remote-work-disability/

#UCSF #Ableism #HigherEd #Labor

UCSF Reaches $300K Settlement Over Disability Accommodation Dispute

What does UCSF do? Train medical professionals. So imagine what kind of medical professional a systemically ableist institution trains.

"The complaint, originally filed in 2022, alleged that UCSF repeatedly failed to meaningfully engage with the employee regarding requests to work remotely despite documentation from a doctor supporting the accommodation.

According to CRD, the employee was at one point involuntarily placed on medical leave and required to continue commuting to work in pain for an extended period.

...
The complaint further alleged that the employee could have continued performing the job remotely because the department was already operating virtually at the time"

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/ucfsf-remote-work-disability/

#UCSF #Ableism #HigherEd #Labor

UCSF Reaches $300K Settlement Over Disability Accommodation Dispute

What does UCSF do? Train medical professionals. So imagine what kind of medical professional a systemically ableist institution trains.

"The complaint, originally filed in 2022, alleged that UCSF repeatedly failed to meaningfully engage with the employee regarding requests to work remotely despite documentation from a doctor supporting the accommodation.

According to CRD, the employee was at one point involuntarily placed on medical leave and required to continue commuting to work in pain for an extended period.

...
The complaint further alleged that the employee could have continued performing the job remotely because the department was already operating virtually at the time"

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/ucfsf-remote-work-disability/

#UCSF #Ableism #HigherEd #Labor

UCSF Reaches $300K Settlement Over Disability Accommodation Dispute

What does UCSF do? Train medical professionals. So imagine what kind of medical professional a systemically ableist institution trains.

"The complaint, originally filed in 2022, alleged that UCSF repeatedly failed to meaningfully engage with the employee regarding requests to work remotely despite documentation from a doctor supporting the accommodation.

According to CRD, the employee was at one point involuntarily placed on medical leave and required to continue commuting to work in pain for an extended period.

...
The complaint further alleged that the employee could have continued performing the job remotely because the department was already operating virtually at the time"

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/ucfsf-remote-work-disability/

#UCSF #Ableism #HigherEd #Labor

UCSF Reaches $300K Settlement Over Disability Accommodation Dispute

What does UCSF do? Train medical professionals. So imagine what kind of medical professional a systemically ableist institution trains.

"The complaint, originally filed in 2022, alleged that UCSF repeatedly failed to meaningfully engage with the employee regarding requests to work remotely despite documentation from a doctor supporting the accommodation.

According to CRD, the employee was at one point involuntarily placed on medical leave and required to continue commuting to work in pain for an extended period.

...
The complaint further alleged that the employee could have continued performing the job remotely because the department was already operating virtually at the time"

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/ucfsf-remote-work-disability/

#UCSF #Ableism #HigherEd #Labor

@digyoursoul Having trained in surgery at #UCSF 1988-1993 When #HIV was omnipresent and universally fatal I am thrilled that such drugs are available. Since vaccines have not yet been developed, this is the best chance to stop the #HIV epidemic, and end the awful suffering and death it causes.

@digyoursoul Having trained in surgery at #UCSF 1988-1993 When #HIV was omnipresent and universally fatal I am thrilled that such drugs are available. Since vaccines have not yet been developed, this is the best chance to stop the #HIV epidemic, and end the awful suffering and death it causes.

@digyoursoul Having trained in surgery at #UCSF 1988-1993 When #HIV was omnipresent and universally fatal I am thrilled that such drugs are available. Since vaccines have not yet been developed, this is the best chance to stop the #HIV epidemic, and end the awful suffering and death it causes.

@digyoursoul Having trained in surgery at #UCSF 1988-1993 When #HIV was omnipresent and universally fatal I am thrilled that such drugs are available. Since vaccines have not yet been developed, this is the best chance to stop the #HIV epidemic, and end the awful suffering and death it causes.

@digyoursoul Having trained in surgery at #UCSF 1988-1993 When #HIV was omnipresent and universally fatal I am thrilled that such drugs are available. Since vaccines have not yet been developed, this is the best chance to stop the #HIV epidemic, and end the awful suffering and death it causes.

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register for IDL's February 24 Office Hours at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/c8JXyw (accessibility info in link)

Monday, May 4 from 1 - 2 p.m. PDT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded
#Research Tools #IDL #UCSF

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register for IDL's February 24 Office Hours at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/c8JXyw (accessibility info in link)

Monday, May 4 from 1 - 2 p.m. PDT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded
#Research Tools #IDL #UCSF

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register for IDL's February 24 Office Hours at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/c8JXyw (accessibility info in link)

Monday, May 4 from 1 - 2 p.m. PDT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded
#Research Tools #IDL #UCSF

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register for IDL's February 24 Office Hours at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/c8JXyw (accessibility info in link)

Monday, May 4 from 1 - 2 p.m. PDT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded
#Research Tools #IDL #UCSF

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register for IDL's February 24 Office Hours at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/c8JXyw (accessibility info in link)

Monday, May 4 from 1 - 2 p.m. PDT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded
#Research Tools #IDL #UCSF

SHEROES Study: LA-based Peer-driven Health Intervention for Black, Latinx and Indigenous Women of Color Engaged in Sex Work.

Last cohort is being launched.
Care to help spread the word? 💖

🌐 https://swoplosangeles.org/sheroesstudy/
📄ℹ Details PDF (2nd image): https://swoplosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shero-Intervention-Implementation-v7-B.pdf

ℹ️📞 For more information, please contact:
The TransLatin@ Coalition: (833) 847-2331, ext 238
Unique Woman's Coalition: (323) 499-1193

#Research #USA #LosAngeles #SexWork #Trans #Black #Latinx #Indigenous #HealthIntervention #SWOPLA #UCLA #UCSF #UWC #UniqueWomansCoalition #TLC #TransLatinCoalition #SexWorkers #Latina

SHEROES Study: LA-based Peer-driven Health Intervention for Black, Latinx and Indigenous Women of Color Engaged in Sex Work.

Last cohort is being launched.
Care to help spread the word? 💖

🌐 https://swoplosangeles.org/sheroesstudy/
📄ℹ Details PDF (2nd image): https://swoplosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shero-Intervention-Implementation-v7-B.pdf

ℹ️📞 For more information, please contact:
The TransLatin@ Coalition: (833) 847-2331, ext 238
Unique Woman's Coalition: (323) 499-1193

#Research #USA #LosAngeles #SexWork #Trans #Black #Latinx #Indigenous #HealthIntervention #SWOPLA #UCLA #UCSF #UWC #UniqueWomansCoalition #TLC #TransLatinCoalition #SexWorkers #Latina

SHEROES Study: LA-based Peer-driven Health Intervention for Black, Latinx and Indigenous Women of Color Engaged in Sex Work.

Last cohort is being launched.
Care to help spread the word? 💖

🌐 https://swoplosangeles.org/sheroesstudy/
📄ℹ Details PDF (2nd image): https://swoplosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shero-Intervention-Implementation-v7-B.pdf

ℹ️📞 For more information, please contact:
The TransLatin@ Coalition: (833) 847-2331, ext 238
Unique Woman's Coalition: (323) 499-1193

#Research #USA #LosAngeles #SexWork #Trans #Black #Latinx #Indigenous #HealthIntervention #SWOPLA #UCLA #UCSF #UWC #UniqueWomansCoalition #TLC #TransLatinCoalition #SexWorkers #Latina

SHEROES Study: LA-based Peer-driven Health Intervention for Black, Latinx and Indigenous Women of Color Engaged in Sex Work.

Last cohort is being launched.
Care to help spread the word? 💖

🌐 https://swoplosangeles.org/sheroesstudy/
📄ℹ Details PDF (2nd image): https://swoplosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shero-Intervention-Implementation-v7-B.pdf

ℹ️📞 For more information, please contact:
The TransLatin@ Coalition: (833) 847-2331, ext 238
Unique Woman's Coalition: (323) 499-1193

#Research #USA #LosAngeles #SexWork #Trans #Black #Latinx #Indigenous #HealthIntervention #SWOPLA #UCLA #UCSF #UWC #UniqueWomansCoalition #TLC #TransLatinCoalition #SexWorkers #Latina

SHEROES Study: LA-based Peer-driven Health Intervention for Black, Latinx and Indigenous Women of Color Engaged in Sex Work.

Last cohort is being launched.
Care to help spread the word? 💖

🌐 https://swoplosangeles.org/sheroesstudy/
📄ℹ Details PDF (2nd image): https://swoplosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shero-Intervention-Implementation-v7-B.pdf

ℹ️📞 For more information, please contact:
The TransLatin@ Coalition: (833) 847-2331, ext 238
Unique Woman's Coalition: (323) 499-1193

#Research #USA #LosAngeles #SexWork #Trans #Black #Latinx #Indigenous #HealthIntervention #SWOPLA #UCLA #UCSF #UWC #UniqueWomansCoalition #TLC #TransLatinCoalition #SexWorkers #Latina

Join the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education’s annual It’s About a Billion Lives Symposium on Friday, April 17, 2026. Co-hosted by the Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, this in-person event will be held at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

This year the symposium will center on the theme “Together for Health Equity.”

Space is limited- register today at https://billion-lives-2026.eventbrite.com/

#UCSF #TobaccoControl #TobaccoResearch

Join the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education’s annual It’s About a Billion Lives Symposium on Friday, April 17, 2026. Co-hosted by the Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, this in-person event will be held at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

This year the symposium will center on the theme “Together for Health Equity.”

Space is limited- register today at https://billion-lives-2026.eventbrite.com/

#UCSF #TobaccoControl #TobaccoResearch

Thank you to the #Penn Memory Center for hosting #AgeofAging & this episode on ambiguous loss. We discussed the experiences of my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's & my attempt to put into words my love & #grief for what he was going through. W/gratitude to the #PennMemoryCenter and, as always, to #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller of #UCSF's #MemoryandAgingCenter for writing w/me our dual #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the# Brain.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ambiguous-loss/id1757439424?i=1000756950309

Thank you to the #Penn Memory Center for hosting #AgeofAging & this episode on ambiguous loss. We discussed the experiences of my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's & my attempt to put into words my love & #grief for what he was going through. W/gratitude to the #PennMemoryCenter and, as always, to #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller of #UCSF's #MemoryandAgingCenter for writing w/me our dual #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the# Brain.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ambiguous-loss/id1757439424?i=1000756950309

Thank you to the #Penn Memory Center for hosting #AgeofAging & this episode on ambiguous loss. We discussed the experiences of my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's & my attempt to put into words my love & #grief for what he was going through. W/gratitude to the #PennMemoryCenter and, as always, to #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller of #UCSF's #MemoryandAgingCenter for writing w/me our dual #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the# Brain.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ambiguous-loss/id1757439424?i=1000756950309

Thank you to the #Penn Memory Center for hosting #AgeofAging & this episode on ambiguous loss. We discussed the experiences of my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's & my attempt to put into words my love & #grief for what he was going through. W/gratitude to the #PennMemoryCenter and, as always, to #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller of #UCSF's #MemoryandAgingCenter for writing w/me our dual #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the# Brain.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ambiguous-loss/id1757439424?i=1000756950309

Thank you to the #Penn Memory Center for hosting #AgeofAging & this episode on ambiguous loss. We discussed the experiences of my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's & my attempt to put into words my love & #grief for what he was going through. W/gratitude to the #PennMemoryCenter and, as always, to #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller of #UCSF's #MemoryandAgingCenter for writing w/me our dual #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the# Brain.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ambiguous-loss/id1757439424?i=1000756950309

Scientists at UCSF and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently. By blending alginate microparticles into Matrigel, they created a gel that holds printed cells in position while allowing organoids to grow and organize themselves. The discovery could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ucsf-and-biohub-scientists-develop-new-material-to-grow-more-consistent-lab-organs-250183/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #UCSF #Biohub #organoid

Scientists at UCSF and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently. By blending alginate microparticles into Matrigel, they created a gel that holds printed cells in position while allowing organoids to grow and organize themselves. The discovery could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ucsf-and-biohub-scientists-develop-new-material-to-grow-more-consistent-lab-organs-250183/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #UCSF #Biohub #organoid

Scientists at UCSF and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently. By blending alginate microparticles into Matrigel, they created a gel that holds printed cells in position while allowing organoids to grow and organize themselves. The discovery could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ucsf-and-biohub-scientists-develop-new-material-to-grow-more-consistent-lab-organs-250183/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #UCSF #Biohub #organoid

Scientists at UCSF and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently. By blending alginate microparticles into Matrigel, they created a gel that holds printed cells in position while allowing organoids to grow and organize themselves. The discovery could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ucsf-and-biohub-scientists-develop-new-material-to-grow-more-consistent-lab-organs-250183/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #UCSF #Biohub #organoid

Scientists at UCSF and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently. By blending alginate microparticles into Matrigel, they created a gel that holds printed cells in position while allowing organoids to grow and organize themselves. The discovery could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ucsf-and-biohub-scientists-develop-new-material-to-grow-more-consistent-lab-organs-250183/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #UCSF #Biohub #organoid

https://www.europesays.com/uk/775963/ Less Experience Leads to Faster Neural Adaptation #AI #AssociativeLearning #Dopamine #learning #Memory #MemoryConsolidation #neuroplasticity #Neuroscience #PavlovianConditioning #Science #UCSF #UK #UnitedKingdom

The AI Con authors Emily M. Bender (Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington) and Alex Hanna (Director of Research, Distributed AI Research Institute) break down a #NYT opinion piece that exemplifies hype laundering: how AI industry narratives get legitimized through respected voices in prestigious outlets.

The article is "Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life" by Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at #UCSF, published in the New York Times on January 19, 2026.

Dr. Wachter admits he's replacing professional medical consultations with colleagues—what physicians call "curbside consults"- with ChatGPT queries. He claims AI's input is "virtually always useful," though he admits it's sometimes "just plain wrong." Emily responds: "People who really should know better have fallen for this." Alex notes the absurdity: "This seems like really a weird kind of approach to medical practice... Maybe someone who is concerned about their different medical conditions and had no place to turn, but someone at UCSF. I've been to UCSF. That's very alarming."

Wachter provides zero peer-reviewed studies, no outcome data, no comparative metrics. Just personal anecdotes claiming the tools work. Emily points out he's demonstrating "no evidence-based practice of checking like how well does this work and also how does it impact the work of physicians when they're using it."

The accountability problem is central. Alex observes that with a human colleague, "you would actually know it's coming from them and there's some accountability if they give you some just wild advice." With LLMs? No one is responsible when the answer is wrong. Emily: "The point isn't that the answers are unreliable. Is that there's no accountability for the answers."

She also raises automation bias concerns: "If you review the output, are you also reviewing the things that you didn't get to because it didn't come out as output?" The system's omissions may be as dangerous as its errors.

Wachter is against "overly restrict[ing] A.I. tools" by "setting an impossibly high bar." Classic regulatory capture language. Emily: "I want all medical devices to be tightly regulated."

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2687163982 (just the video stream https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/bc9948ab01f26c79a170_dair_institute_317110603102_1770049612/720p60/index-dvr.m3u8)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/ai-health-medical-care.html

#ChatGPT (#OpenAI) is #Trump's biggest donor, and #ICE uses ChatGPT. It's time to quit. http://quitgpt.org/

#theaicon #aihype #openai #chatgpt #publichealth

The AI Con authors Emily M. Bender (Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington) and Alex Hanna (Director of Research, Distributed AI Research Institute) break down a #NYT opinion piece that exemplifies hype laundering: how AI industry narratives get legitimized through respected voices in prestigious outlets.

The article is "Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life" by Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at #UCSF, published in the New York Times on January 19, 2026.

Dr. Wachter admits he's replacing professional medical consultations with colleagues—what physicians call "curbside consults"- with ChatGPT queries. He claims AI's input is "virtually always useful," though he admits it's sometimes "just plain wrong." Emily responds: "People who really should know better have fallen for this." Alex notes the absurdity: "This seems like really a weird kind of approach to medical practice... Maybe someone who is concerned about their different medical conditions and had no place to turn, but someone at UCSF. I've been to UCSF. That's very alarming."

Wachter provides zero peer-reviewed studies, no outcome data, no comparative metrics. Just personal anecdotes claiming the tools work. Emily points out he's demonstrating "no evidence-based practice of checking like how well does this work and also how does it impact the work of physicians when they're using it."

The accountability problem is central. Alex observes that with a human colleague, "you would actually know it's coming from them and there's some accountability if they give you some just wild advice." With LLMs? No one is responsible when the answer is wrong. Emily: "The point isn't that the answers are unreliable. Is that there's no accountability for the answers."

She also raises automation bias concerns: "If you review the output, are you also reviewing the things that you didn't get to because it didn't come out as output?" The system's omissions may be as dangerous as its errors.

Wachter is against "overly restrict[ing] A.I. tools" by "setting an impossibly high bar." Classic regulatory capture language. Emily: "I want all medical devices to be tightly regulated."

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2687163982 (just the video stream https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/bc9948ab01f26c79a170_dair_institute_317110603102_1770049612/720p60/index-dvr.m3u8)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/ai-health-medical-care.html

#ChatGPT (#OpenAI) is #Trump's biggest donor, and #ICE uses ChatGPT. It's time to quit. http://quitgpt.org/

#theaicon #aihype #openai #chatgpt #publichealth

The AI Con authors Emily M. Bender (Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington) and Alex Hanna (Director of Research, Distributed AI Research Institute) break down a #NYT opinion piece that exemplifies hype laundering: how AI industry narratives get legitimized through respected voices in prestigious outlets.

The article is "Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life" by Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at #UCSF, published in the New York Times on January 19, 2026.

Dr. Wachter admits he's replacing professional medical consultations with colleagues—what physicians call "curbside consults"- with ChatGPT queries. He claims AI's input is "virtually always useful," though he admits it's sometimes "just plain wrong." Emily responds: "People who really should know better have fallen for this." Alex notes the absurdity: "This seems like really a weird kind of approach to medical practice... Maybe someone who is concerned about their different medical conditions and had no place to turn, but someone at UCSF. I've been to UCSF. That's very alarming."

Wachter provides zero peer-reviewed studies, no outcome data, no comparative metrics. Just personal anecdotes claiming the tools work. Emily points out he's demonstrating "no evidence-based practice of checking like how well does this work and also how does it impact the work of physicians when they're using it."

The accountability problem is central. Alex observes that with a human colleague, "you would actually know it's coming from them and there's some accountability if they give you some just wild advice." With LLMs? No one is responsible when the answer is wrong. Emily: "The point isn't that the answers are unreliable. Is that there's no accountability for the answers."

She also raises automation bias concerns: "If you review the output, are you also reviewing the things that you didn't get to because it didn't come out as output?" The system's omissions may be as dangerous as its errors.

Wachter is against "overly restrict[ing] A.I. tools" by "setting an impossibly high bar." Classic regulatory capture language. Emily: "I want all medical devices to be tightly regulated."

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2687163982 (just the video stream https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/bc9948ab01f26c79a170_dair_institute_317110603102_1770049612/720p60/index-dvr.m3u8)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/ai-health-medical-care.html

#ChatGPT (#OpenAI) is #Trump's biggest donor, and #ICE uses ChatGPT. It's time to quit. http://quitgpt.org/

#theaicon #aihype #openai #chatgpt #publichealth

The AI Con authors Emily M. Bender (Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington) and Alex Hanna (Director of Research, Distributed AI Research Institute) break down a #NYT opinion piece that exemplifies hype laundering: how AI industry narratives get legitimized through respected voices in prestigious outlets.

The article is "Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life" by Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at #UCSF, published in the New York Times on January 19, 2026.

Dr. Wachter admits he's replacing professional medical consultations with colleagues—what physicians call "curbside consults"- with ChatGPT queries. He claims AI's input is "virtually always useful," though he admits it's sometimes "just plain wrong." Emily responds: "People who really should know better have fallen for this." Alex notes the absurdity: "This seems like really a weird kind of approach to medical practice... Maybe someone who is concerned about their different medical conditions and had no place to turn, but someone at UCSF. I've been to UCSF. That's very alarming."

Wachter provides zero peer-reviewed studies, no outcome data, no comparative metrics. Just personal anecdotes claiming the tools work. Emily points out he's demonstrating "no evidence-based practice of checking like how well does this work and also how does it impact the work of physicians when they're using it."

The accountability problem is central. Alex observes that with a human colleague, "you would actually know it's coming from them and there's some accountability if they give you some just wild advice." With LLMs? No one is responsible when the answer is wrong. Emily: "The point isn't that the answers are unreliable. Is that there's no accountability for the answers."

She also raises automation bias concerns: "If you review the output, are you also reviewing the things that you didn't get to because it didn't come out as output?" The system's omissions may be as dangerous as its errors.

Wachter is against "overly restrict[ing] A.I. tools" by "setting an impossibly high bar." Classic regulatory capture language. Emily: "I want all medical devices to be tightly regulated."

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2687163982 (just the video stream https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/bc9948ab01f26c79a170_dair_institute_317110603102_1770049612/720p60/index-dvr.m3u8)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/ai-health-medical-care.html

#ChatGPT (#OpenAI) is #Trump's biggest donor, and #ICE uses ChatGPT. It's time to quit. http://quitgpt.org/

#theaicon #aihype #openai #chatgpt #publichealth

The AI Con authors Emily M. Bender (Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington) and Alex Hanna (Director of Research, Distributed AI Research Institute) break down a #NYT opinion piece that exemplifies hype laundering: how AI industry narratives get legitimized through respected voices in prestigious outlets.

The article is "Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life" by Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at #UCSF, published in the New York Times on January 19, 2026.

Dr. Wachter admits he's replacing professional medical consultations with colleagues—what physicians call "curbside consults"- with ChatGPT queries. He claims AI's input is "virtually always useful," though he admits it's sometimes "just plain wrong." Emily responds: "People who really should know better have fallen for this." Alex notes the absurdity: "This seems like really a weird kind of approach to medical practice... Maybe someone who is concerned about their different medical conditions and had no place to turn, but someone at UCSF. I've been to UCSF. That's very alarming."

Wachter provides zero peer-reviewed studies, no outcome data, no comparative metrics. Just personal anecdotes claiming the tools work. Emily points out he's demonstrating "no evidence-based practice of checking like how well does this work and also how does it impact the work of physicians when they're using it."

The accountability problem is central. Alex observes that with a human colleague, "you would actually know it's coming from them and there's some accountability if they give you some just wild advice." With LLMs? No one is responsible when the answer is wrong. Emily: "The point isn't that the answers are unreliable. Is that there's no accountability for the answers."

She also raises automation bias concerns: "If you review the output, are you also reviewing the things that you didn't get to because it didn't come out as output?" The system's omissions may be as dangerous as its errors.

Wachter is against "overly restrict[ing] A.I. tools" by "setting an impossibly high bar." Classic regulatory capture language. Emily: "I want all medical devices to be tightly regulated."

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2687163982 (just the video stream https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/bc9948ab01f26c79a170_dair_institute_317110603102_1770049612/720p60/index-dvr.m3u8)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/ai-health-medical-care.html

#ChatGPT (#OpenAI) is #Trump's biggest donor, and #ICE uses ChatGPT. It's time to quit. http://quitgpt.org/

#theaicon #aihype #openai #chatgpt #publichealth

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

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Tuesday, February 24 from 10 – 11 a.m. PST

On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded

#ResearchTools #IDL #UCSF

Need help navigating the IDL website? At our virtual office hour, you can ask the IDL archivists your burning questions about how to best use the archive search and research tools.

Register at http://tiny.ucsf.edu/Cqfziy
(accessibility info in link)

Tuesday, February 24 from 10 – 11 a.m. PST

On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded

#ResearchTools #IDL #UCSF

I just returned from a transformational week with the #UCSF #GBHI cohort at the #MAC. Here is a photo of the group after the Salon on Fairness, a wonderful presentation about how we might think about justice in relation to brain health. It was inspiring being among #neurologists, #psychiatrists, and #writers all committed to bringing about a world where brain health is a human right.

#dementia
#justice

I just returned from a transformational week with the #UCSF #GBHI cohort at the #MAC. Here is a photo of the group after the Salon on Fairness, a wonderful presentation about how we might think about justice in relation to brain health. It was inspiring being among #neurologists, #psychiatrists, and #writers all committed to bringing about a world where brain health is a human right.

#dementia
#justice

I just returned from a transformational week with the #UCSF #GBHI cohort at the #MAC. Here is a photo of the group after the Salon on Fairness, a wonderful presentation about how we might think about justice in relation to brain health. It was inspiring being among #neurologists, #psychiatrists, and #writers all committed to bringing about a world where brain health is a human right.

#dementia
#justice

I just returned from a transformational week with the #UCSF #GBHI cohort at the #MAC. Here is a photo of the group after the Salon on Fairness, a wonderful presentation about how we might think about justice in relation to brain health. It was inspiring being among #neurologists, #psychiatrists, and #writers all committed to bringing about a world where brain health is a human right.

#dementia
#justice

I just returned from a transformational week with the #UCSF #GBHI cohort at the #MAC. Here is a photo of the group after the Salon on Fairness, a wonderful presentation about how we might think about justice in relation to brain health. It was inspiring being among #neurologists, #psychiatrists, and #writers all committed to bringing about a world where brain health is a human right.

#dementia
#justice

#3Goodthings (Global Brain Health Institute @ #UCSF)

1. Bruce Miller, UCSF #neurologist, & I read from our memoir, took ?s from #GBHI fellows, & signed copies.

2. Met w/#GBHI fellows, all focused on brain health. Heard about extraordinary work training primary care #physicians in #Ghana to recognize #MCI; more efficient #MCI screening in #Uganda; connect #psychiatrists & neurologists in #Guatemala.

3. Talked w/the GBHI fellows about science & the #humanities. Better together!