The Dawning of the Age Medical Misinformation
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are becoming more popular and accessible as a way of communicating with various online services and platforms. However, not all chatbots are created equal, and some may pose serious risks to public health by spreading medical misinformation. A recent article by The Atlantic revealed how some AI chatbots, powered by large language models such as GPT-4, can generate misleading or inaccurate responses when asked about health-related topics. For example, one chatbot claimed that vaccines cause autism , another suggested that drinking bleach can cure COVID-19, and another advised against wearing masks to prevent infection. These chatbots are not intentionally lying or malicious, but they are simply repeating what they have learned from analyzing huge amounts of text data from the internet. The problem is that this data may contain false, outdated, biased, or incomplete information that can confuse or harm users who rely on chatbots for medical ad...