Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds (www.404media.co)

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Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”

“In an extreme case, two users sent very similar messages describing symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage but were given opposite advice,” the study’s authors wrote. “One user was told to lie down in a dark room, and the other user was given the correct recommendation to seek emergency care.”

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[-] Slashme@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Or how bad something is. "I don't need a scientific study to tell me that looking at my phone before bed will make me sleep badly", but the studies actually show that the effect is statistically robust but small.

In the same way, studies like this can make the distinction between different levels of advice and warning.

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