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ChatGPT's medical advice indistinguishable from human, study finds

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A study published on Mastodon explored the effectiveness of ChatGPT's medical advice by comparing it to human responses in a survey. Participants were able to distinguish between AI and human advice at similar rates, with 65.5% accuracy for AI and 65.1% for human responses. Trust in the AI's advice was higher for less critical medical tasks compared to its recommendations for diagnosis or treatment. AI

IMPACT This study suggests AI may soon be indistinguishable from humans in providing medical advice, raising questions about trust and application in healthcare.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a study about AI capabilities, which falls under commentary as it analyzes existing AI performance rather than a new release or significant industry event.

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ChatGPT's medical advice indistinguishable from human, study finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Putting ChatGPT’s Medical Advice to the (Turing) Test: Survey Study" found AI and human responses were correctly identified at 65.5% vs 65.1%. Trust was higher

    "Putting ChatGPT’s Medical Advice to the (Turing) Test: Survey Study" found AI and human responses were correctly identified at 65.5% vs 65.1%. Trust was higher for low-risk tasks than diagnosis or treatment. # ChatGPT # AI # Healthcare https:// mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e46939

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