How does ChatGPT respond to reports of sexual assault, suicide, and smoking cessation?

Artificially intelligent assistants like ChatGPT could provide accurate and accountable responses to public health questions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego, tested ChatGPT, finding it provided evidence-based responses to 91% of the 23 public health questions asked. The study found just 22% of responses gave referrals to resources to help seek necessary information, despite resources being available for all questions asked. Participants like ChatGPT should be promoting helplines, which have been shown to be under-promoted, the researchers noted.