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A family physician and chair of the University of Toronto’s department of family and community service Dr. Danielle Martin has said, “I don’t think patients should use ChatGPT for medical advice. Period.
CBC Radio reports that roughly 6.5 million Canadians are without a primary care provider. The doctor acknowledges that physicians can’t stop patients from turning to chatbots powered by large language models (LLM) for health answers.
Physician groups like the Ontario Medical Association and research from institutions like the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre all caution patients against relying on AI for medical advice.
Unlike traditional search engines that provide users with links to reputable sources to answer questions, chatbots generate their own answers to users questions, based on existing databases of information.
Martin says patients shouldn’t rely on solutions recommended by AI.
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