Is It Safe to Talk to ChatGPT About Your Health?

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Discussing your illnesses with ChatGPT? Millions do it all the time. But before you trust the AI chatbot, you should know the risks behind the convenience.

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00:00You woke up this morning feeling sick?

00:02Why not ask ChatGPT to diagnose whether you have influenza or just the common cold?

00:07Every week, 230 million people ask the chatbot health-related questions.

00:13OpenAI's answer? ChatGPT Health, a new AI chatbot focusing on health topics.

00:18It claims to break down complex test results and explain medical jargon, but there are risks.

00:25ChatGPT Health can connect to fitness and health apps you already use on your phone.

00:30It can create workout or nutrition plans for you.

00:33Also, in select areas of the world, you can upload medical reports and ask for explanations.

00:38For example, asking what your blood test results mean.

00:42However, OpenAI says ChatGPT Health is not intended to give you a diagnosis or advice about medication.

00:48It cannot replace doctors.

00:51And there's always the possibility that an AI's answers are false.

00:55Just recently, Google removed some of its AI features when it came to questions about health.

01:00Their AI gave wrong answers that could have endangered real people.

01:04OpenAI says conversations with ChatGPT Health are not used to train the AI and are being protected with additional layers of encryption.

01:12Still, you should be aware that you're sharing your most sensitive data with the company.

01:17Right now, only select users can talk to ChatGPT Health.

01:21Would you want to try it out or are you a skeptic?

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