The increasingly digital nature of medical care has brought about many advantages, including the introduction of AI-powered ChatGPT. A recent study was published in JAMA Internal Medicine that looked at how ChatGPT technology can dramatically improve the quality and tone of responses given to patient-posed questions.
John Ayers, PhD, a computational epidemiologist at the Qualcomm Institute of the University of California-San Diego, led the study and commented, “There are millions of people out there who can’t get answers to the questions that they have, and so they post them on public social media forums like Reddit Ask Docs and hope that sometime, somewhere, an anonymous doctor will reply and give them the advice that they are looking for.” People on Reddit Ask Docs can rely on doctor replies with anonymity, and it has over 450,000 members active at any given time.
The study looked at 195 individual conversations on Reddit Ask Docs with full text patient questions fed into a ChatGPT session, which is an AI-based messaging system that allows doctors to answer questions without worrying about verb forms and correct syntax. Three health care professionals were then asked to review the question, response, and the chatbot response, and found that the AI-based technology manages to respond quickly, accurately, and with the correct language.
ChatGPT is a breakthrough in digital medical care and offers a substantial improvement in helping medical advisors give accurate advice. By utilizing the newest advances in artificial intelligence, it is making sure that doctors can get back to patients quickly with accurate, helpful information without worrying about verb conjugation and long delays. This technology is helping to ensure that patient questions can be resolved quickly while being more accurate than ever.
John Ayers is a leading expert in the study of AI-driven technology in the medical field, bringing both education and innovation to its field. He obtained his PhD in computational epidemiology at the Qualcomm Institute of University of California-San Diego. His main focus lies in artificial intelligence and was one of the first to develop a chatbot system that could provide thoughtful, accurate answers to patient questions. His expertise and enthusiasm has immensely contributed to the development of ChatGPT and its overall success, shaping the face of the medical field.
