AI Chatbots Fail Health Queries; Doctors Urge Caution

Two new studies raise serious concerns about using AI chatbots for health queries. Nearly half of responses were problematic, with twenty percent deemed highly risky. An eighty percent failure rate was found when AIs attempted to list possible diagnoses. Grok performed worst, likely due to training on social media posts with misinformation. While people are turning to AI for self-diagnoses, doctors warn this can lead to harm as chatbots lack real reasoning and ethics. The second study exposed weaknesses in early diagnosis stages where uncertainty is high. AIs performed better later on but struggled with the initial broad list of possibilities. Experts advise running AI outputs by a doctor for discussion, not relying on them solely. AI is improving rapidly as a tool for professionals, but for now, its best to stay skeptical and safe.

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