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‘Dr. Google’ meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT.

September 20, 2023

Leonard A. KFF Health News. September 12, 2023.

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) holds potential for health care improvement that is beginning to be documented. This article discusses ChatGPT in the context of wide availability of internet search tools as a mechanism for patients to find answers to clinical questions. It summarizes clinicians’ concerns about the tools and strategies to being used to ensure the accuracy and safety of these searches.

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