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ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice

07.31.24 | PLOS

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Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians
ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice. Credit: Free-Photos, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307383

Article Title: Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians

Author Countries: Canada

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0307383

Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians

31-Jul-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Applied Sciences and Engineering Artificial Intelligence Health and Medicine

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0307383
Article Publication Date
2024-07-31
Article Title
Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, July 31). ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ43DNX8/chatgpt-is-not-reliable-as-a-diagnostic-tool-providing-correct-diagnoses-from-real-case-information-just-half-the-time-with-researchers-cautioning-the-general-public-against-relying-upon-the-tool-for.html
MLA:
"ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice." Brightsurf News, Jul. 31 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ43DNX8/chatgpt-is-not-reliable-as-a-diagnostic-tool-providing-correct-diagnoses-from-real-case-information-just-half-the-time-with-researchers-cautioning-the-general-public-against-relying-upon-the-tool-for.html.