AI providing medical information to the public has permanently arrived, for better or worse.
The inflection point with this was reached a few years ago and this toothpaste will never be put back in the tube. This year I see around half of my naturopathic patients bringing AI diagnoses and recommendations to at least one of their appointments. As long as they are bringing in this information for my professional review I welcome it! As there have been times where a patient's ChatGPT or Claude health analysis has provided us with relevant, accurate information. However it is important to be aware of the major and potentially serious drawbacks of patients relying too heavily on AI for their healthcare.
Input Errors
Output Sycophancy & Hallucination
Incorrect Prioritization
Not All AI's Are Equal When It Comes to Health & Medicine
Addiction Potential
AI Can't See, Hear & Touch You
An Unprofessional Relationship
Stay tuned as there will be lots more to come in this post as I flesh it out with more thoughts and evidence on this massive topic!
Dr. Arjuna
Dr. Arjuna Veeravagu
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