Physicians Practice June 7, 2023
Physicians will only be able to trust artificial intelligence when it’s transparent.
As ChatGPT dominates discussions about potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to disrupt entire industries, an Australian doctor nervously recounted how the model supposedly “diagnosed his patient in seconds,” the Daily Mail reported. Of course, this scenario amounts to an exception rather than the rule, considering ChatGPT, created by developer OpenAI, isn’t designed for industrial uses that require that level of precision – let alone medically diagnosing patients.
The chatbot’s impressive success does, nevertheless, raise questions about AI’s involvement in health care.
Can a ChatGPT-esque model be used to the benefit of physicians and patients?
In a sense, yes. ChatGPT’s...