'I recently had a patient come in, and when I recommended a medication, they had a dialogue printed out from ChatGPT that said this medication has a 45% chance of pulmonary embolism,' Dr. Bari told TechCrunch. When Dr. Bari investigated further, he found that the statistic was from a paper about the impact of that medication in a niche subgroup of people with tuberculosis, which didn't apply to his patient. ChatGPT Health, which will roll out in the coming weeks, allows users to talk to the chatbot about their health in a more private setting, where their messages won't be used as training data for the underlying AI model. 'I think it's great,' Dr. Bari said. 'It is something that's already happening, so formalizing it so as to protect patient information and put some safeguards around it ['] is going to make it all the more powerful for patients to use.' Users can get more personalized guidance from ChatGPT Health by uploading their medical records and syncing with apps like Apple...
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