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Surf the Singularity #036<br>July 2026
The $0 Second Opinion
Expertise held its price through scarcity for centuries. The scarcity ended with a chat box.
> a model passed the medical licensing exam back in 2023
> on written diagnostic cases, models now match or beat clinicians in studies
> lawyers bill six-minute increments for drafting a model finishes in four seconds
> expertise kept its price through scarcity for centuries
> the scarcity ended with a chat box
> what stays human: liability, judgment under ambiguity, the hand on the shoulder
> someone must be sue-able. the licence survives as insurance.
> the free second opinion is the single most underused tool in civilian life
> health results, contracts, tax letters, quotes from tradesmen: run them all past it
> experts who wield the tool will out-earn experts who litigate against it
Appendix · Further Signal
USMLE — Wikipedia
AI in healthcare — Wikipedia
Second opinion — Wikipedia
Legal technology — Wikipedia
Expert — Wikipedia
Information asymmetry — Wikipedia
Discussion — Hacker News
Discussion — Reddit
The Verdict
Question every expensive verdict. The second opinion is free; using it takes only courage.
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