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Doctor warns patients against using unreliable AI chatbots for medical advice

A social media post on Mastodon criticizes a doctor for allegedly recommending questionable AI chatbots for medical information. The post suggests that the doctor should instead direct patients to reliable and reputable online sources for health advice. This sentiment is linked to an article from the Ottawa Citizen. AI

RANK_REASON The content is a social media post expressing an opinion about AI chatbots, lacking a specific newsworthy event or announcement.

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Doctor warns patients against using unreliable AI chatbots for medical advice

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The content is a social media post expressing an opinion about AI chatbots, lacking a specific newsworthy event or announcement.
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If only the "good" doctor would encourage his patients to use reliable and reputable online sources of medical information instead of questionable # AI # chatbo

    If only the "good" doctor would encourage his patients to use reliable and reputable online sources of medical information instead of questionable # AI # chatbots . https:// ottawacitizen.com/news/doctor- patient-artificial-intelligence