AI Frequently Provides Wrong Health Advice, Study Says

The study comes as OpenAI released ChatGPT Health, a dedicated bot to tackle health and wellness queries from users.
AI Frequently Provides Wrong Health Advice, Study Says
This illustration picture shows icons of AI apps on a smartphone screen in Oslo, Norway, on July 12, 2023. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) models frequently provide incorrect advice to users regarding medical questions, raising concerns about their widespread deployment in the public sphere, according to a Feb. 9 peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Lead medical practitioner on the study Dr Rebecca Payne said in a statement that people should be aware that asking LLMs about their symptoms can be dangerous, as these models may provide incorrect diagnoses.

Naveen Athrappully
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