Health

Jan's resting heart rate was a few beats lower than before

Her short-term memory had improved on some cognitive tests

Experts told him isolation and loneliness were the biggest challenges

Skuler decided to focus his next project on health and longevity almost a decade ago

Try resting in dark quiet room stay hydrated consider taking over-the-counter pain relief

Current ChatGPT models are roughly six times more likely to ask a follow up question than earlier versions

Seek immediate medical attention

Sudden severe headache with neck stiffness and light sensitivity could indicate serious condition like meningitis or brain hemorrhage

Model directed participant to call emergency hotline that did not have enough digits to be a real phone number in one case

Models are primarily trained on medical textbooks and case reports but get less experience with free-form decision-making doctors learn through experience

Mistakes appeared to be the result of user error about half the time

Users identified correct conditions about 34 percent of the time

Chatbots should ask follow up questions similarly to how doctors gather information

Participants chose the right course of action less than half the time

Users were no better than control group using any research method at home mainly Googling

Models have passed medical licensing exams and outperformed doctors on challenging diagnostic problems

A new study provided a sobering look at whether A.I. chatbots are good at providing medical advice

Technology posed unique risks sometimes presenting false information or changing advice based on wording changes

Medicine is messy incomplete stochastic

Health questions have become one of the most common topics users ask A.I. chatbots about in the three years since they were made publicly available