When Physicians Go Head-to-Head with Large Language Models

Mayo Clinic May 10, 2023
By John Halamka

What happens when ChatGPT-4 and a human cardiologist are asked to diagnose the same patient? The results are quite revealing.

By Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, and John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform

For decades, innovators have been looking for ways to use computer technology to improve patient care and ease clinicians’ workloads. Some have even suggested that AI-based algorithms are as effective as physicians in diagnosing specific diseases. In 2016, Varun Gulshan at Google and his associates from several medical schools tested that theory, using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze retinal images. Looking for evidence of diabetic retinopathy, they found the CNN’s diagnostic skills were on par with that of...

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