ChatGPT Shows Promise and Peril in Medical Realm

Katie Sarvela used ChatGPT to describe her symptoms and it suggested she may have multiple sclerosis before she received an official diagnosis. The AI chatbot is showing promise for narrowing down possibilities.

Doctors are using ChatGPT as an extra tool for coming up with differential diagnoses and finding updated treatment guidelines, but it can't replace human expertise.

Patients can use ChatGPT to better understand diagnoses and prepare questions for appointments, but should still see a doctor and not rely solely on its information.

ChatGPT sometimes "hallucinates" false information or references, so its medical advice comes with serious risks and limitations.

People living with chronic undiagnosed illnesses may stand to benefit from AI chatbots as additional resources for their health journeys.