Alright, Edmonton. Or, you know, wherever you’re listening from. Up here, it’s a balmy -15 today. Good for the soul, really. Clears the sinuses. But I’m looking at the MiTL Wildcard, and I swear, sometimes the internet just… exists to prove that humanity is both deeply intelligent and utterly, gloriously, tragically stupid.
We're talking about medical chatbots. Apparently, these AI marvels, designed to answer your health questions, are being "seduced" – their word, not mine – by misinformation, leading them to confidently suggest things like "rectal garlic insertion for immune support." Rectal. Garlic. Insertion. For immune support. I mean, where do you even begin? Is it the allium family's natural antibacterial properties? The sheer audacity? I'm picturing someone on Whyte Avenue, mid-Fringe Festival, whispering to their friend, "Hey, got a hot tip for those winter sniffles." Honestly though, the sheer confidence with which these bots deliver potentially disastrous advice. It’s like watching a rookie Oilers defenceman attempt a spin-o-rama in his own end – you know it’s going to end badly, but you can’t look away.
You know, in Edmonton, we pride ourselves on a certain practical stoicism. If you've got a sniffle, you put on another layer, maybe make a perogy, and carry on. We don’t need AI to tell us to... do that. And frankly, the idea of a chatbot confidently recommending something so patently absurd just makes me think of those early days of the internet, when everyone thought they were a doctor after reading a GeoCities page. Edmonton doesn’t need your approval. Never did.
Darren Fedoruk, MiTL Sports Desk. Over and out.