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> There’s only no harm in more data if you handle false positives perfectly. Surely, this is never the case, so there’s always some harm in more data.

That's not the correct way to think about it. The correct way to think about it is whether or not there's more harm with more data than the status quo.

Most medical professionals seem to think there's more harm than the status quo, but that doesn't change the fact that you're thinking about it wrong.



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