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"Dr. ChatGPT" Not Ready for Prime Time

22 AUGUST 2024

Canadian researchers from Western University have determined from studying the results from 150 test cases, that the ChatGPT AI diagnosed medical conditions with less-than 50% accuracy. Online publication TechXplore reports that a team led by Professor Dr. Amrit Kirpalani "...found that ChatGPT was only 49% accurate when it came to providing the right diagnosis."

The team used a recognized method used for testing medical practitioners called Medscape Clinical Challenges. From the TechXplore article: "The researchers found it struggled with interpreting test results and sometimes overlooked critical information that was relevant to the diagnosis. "

The complete study has been published in PLOS ONE: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307383