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Doctors couldn't operate on my tumour, but this robot did — and it may have saved my life (www.cbc.ca)
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Doctors couldn't operate on my tumour, but this robot did — and it may have saved my life::Glenn Deir has special thanks for the robot who operated on his tonsil cancer.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The headline is incredibly misleading. “Doctors couldn’t operate on my tumor” is patently false when a doctor DID operate on the tumor USING the robot. It’s deliberately stealing credit from the doctor and giving it to their tool. It’s the headline that’s nonsensical.

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

I agree. But at this point in time I'm judging anybody who hasn't yet learned to ignore the headline and read the article

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough. But it’s still valuable to express annoyance at the headline itself, which is problematic as hell.