Doctor Warns ChatGPT Solves Only Half of Diagnostic Cases as Patients Seek Faster Care
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
Doctor Warns ChatGPT Solves Only Half of Diagnostic Cases as Patients Seek Faster Care
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
Summary
Vijay Rajput argued patients are using ChatGPT for medical advice because health care often fails to provide enough time, responsiveness and a sense of being heard.
About half of complex diagnostic challenges were answered correctly in recent research he cited, with the model struggling to interpret lab and imaging data despite producing fluent, understandable responses.
Rajput said that fluency can create a false sense of accuracy, making ChatGPT emotionally useful for reassurance and guidance but unreliable as a substitute for diagnosis or individualized care.
He urged physicians to steer patients toward using A.I. to prepare questions, clarify instructions and organize information, framing it as a tool to support care rather than replace clinical judgment.