This article tells us of the immense potential of AI technology in healthcare, particularly in early diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. In this instance, an incredible story unfolds of a Reddit user who was saved by the language model, ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI. This AI-based system correctly identified a rare medical condition in the user’s post-workout symptoms, an incident that could have resulted much worse for the individual had it not been for this innovative software.
OpenAI, based in San-Francisco, California, is a company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, specializing in artificial intelligence. Their mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence, with an emphasis on maximizing economic value. Following an approach of open collaboration, the company has achieved several successes thus far. It is in this field – language-based models, that ChatGPT was initially designed to serve. Taking on well established ‘language- understanding’ models such as GPT, OpenAI has established a platform to facilitate a mega-scale of experimentation to develop the system to higher degrees of performance.
The Reddit user to whom this story is attached remains anonymous. We can, however, appreciate the teller of the story who encountered a life-threatening situation, one which was identified by ChatGPT. We do not know the name or background of the individual, yet we understand not only the profound respect all of us should have towards artificial intelligence but also the enormity of its capabilities. With its vastness and capability to integrate into our lives, AI technology indeed has life-saving potential.
