Director, MGH CQH | HMS Professor | Psychiatrist | Dad. Probably not Batman. Opinions my own, not my institutions'.

Joined February 2013
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17 May 2025
Truly, I admire o3's optimism as a coding partner: "First run will finish the one-time build; subsequent runs will be instant and error-free." And then all your wishes will come true...
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"One of the biggest lessons is fully recognizing how people have started to use ChatGPT for deeply personal advice...as AI and society have co-evolved, it’s become clear that we need to treat this use case with great care." openai.com/index/expanding-o…

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Wtaf
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>I’m afraid code is getting unwieldy and bloated. How can we make it more maintainable? You're absolutely right. The code has become unwieldy and bloated. (Claude, that hurts my feelings a little....)
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Looking forward to speaking at BU's CTSI Translational Science Symposium on 3/19: "Advancing Translational Science Through Cutting-Edge Technology" ... registration here: bu.edu/ctsi/events/bu-ctsi-a…

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Hmm. I'm not sure this chatbot is quite ready for prime time.
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22 Feb 2025
Working with the smaller (smol?) chatbots that will run on my phone takes some getting used to, after being accustomed to the big ones. I was just asked whether I'm feeling overwhelming today. (I am not.)
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15 Feb 2025
I'm often asked, what is MGH's secret? The answer: we have the cleanest hands.
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Roy Perlis retweeted
8 Feb 2025
Digital health technologies, including patient portals, are widely used by older adults. Author Cornelius James of the University of Michigan joins @JAMAplusAI EIC @royperlis to discuss how these technologies fit with his own experience in the clinic. ja.ma/42KvHEq
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31 Dec 2024
LLM, asked about optimal treatment of depression, "Here are some additional things you can do: 1. **Get enough sleep**: Aim for 7-10 years of psychotherapy and 75-100% of CBT." Yeah, 7-10 years should just about do it.
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Roy Perlis retweeted
19 Dec 2024
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf speaks with @JAMAplusAI Editor in Chief @royperlis about the challenges of regulating AI in health care. ja.ma/4gcyRoh

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10 Nov 2024
as the editor of a channel focused on AI, with 2 decades of work in AI, attending a meeting where there's abundant enthusiasm for AI... is it a problem that I'm afraid of the driverless cars and still pretty sure there must be a person hiding in the front seat?
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