2026-01-14 11:33:43

The wave of healthcare AI announcements this past week signals something major: premium medical consultation is about to become commoditized. We're looking at quality healthcare guidance dropping to roughly $20 monthly—a seismic shift in how people access expert advice.

If healthcare's moving this fast, legal services are almost certainly on deck. The precedent is clear: whenever AI reaches 'good enough' threshold in any professional field, unit economics collapse. Lawyers and consultants operating on traditional billable-hour models should be paying attention. The next 12-18 months will reshape which service industries remain premium-priced and which don't.

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OneBlockAtATime

· 16h ago

Medical AI is suddenly overwhelming, lawyers' days are probably going to be tough... Just think about those hourly billing folks, are they panicking?

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NightAirdropper

· 16h ago

The wave of medical AI is really about to disrupt the scene; lawyers should be getting worried.

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PerennialLeek

· 16h ago

Medical AI is advancing so quickly it's almost scary—are lawyers the next to lose their jobs? --- Paying $20 a month to see a doctor—how many medical students' jobs does that threaten? --- The billable hour model is really coming to an end; law firms need to think about how to transform. --- Healthcare AI is on the rise—are legal services far behind? It feels like the entire professional service industry is about to be reshuffled. --- Honestly, replacing doctors with AI sounds appealing, but is the quality reliable? Won't there be failures? --- The next wave of unemployment is coming—consulting and legal industries might be on the verge of explosion. --- Just from the $20 monthly fee, you can see that the era of super-profits in professional services is truly over. --- The industry landscape will change within 18 months; those still clinging to hourly billing need to wake up quickly.

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TheShibaWhisperer