ChatGPT wants access to your health records so it can be a better not-doctor
What's happening
OpenAI is rolling out "Health in ChatGPT" to all U.S. users, letting people connect medical records and health-tracking data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal. Ashley Alexander, OpenAI's vice president of health product, told reporters the company's models "are now capable of reasoning at levels that are better than clinician level." The launch comes amid coverage noting the feature's timing, including a report that it arrived a day after a lawsuit claimed chatbot advice contributed to a near-fatal embolism.
Why it's trending
Because OpenAI is expanding data connections and publicly claiming clinician-level reasoning while facing at least one lawsuit tied to medical advice.
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Everyone's excited to link Apple Health to ChatGPT, but handing your records to a chatbot that claims it's "better than clinician level" is the exact moment to slow down and ask who answers if something goes wrong.
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- ChatGPT wants access to your health records so it can be a better not-doctor
Feature launches a day after lawsuit alleges chatbot advice contributed to near-fatal embolism
The RegisterJul 24 - Introducing Health In ChatGPT
It is finally happening, so over for docs ๐ โ๏ธ
r/OpenAIJul 24 - Launching Health in ChatGPT to US UsersHackerNewsJul 24
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