Using ChatGPT to evaluate cancer myths and misconceptions: artificial intelligence and cancer information.

ABSTRACT: Data about the quality of cancer information that chatbots and other artificial intelligence systems provide are limited. Here, we evaluate the accuracy of cancer information on ChatGPT compared with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) answers by using the questions on the "Common Cancer Myths and Misconceptions" web page. The NCI's answers and ChatGPT answers to each question were blinded, and then evaluated for accuracy (accurate: yes vs no). Ratings were evaluated independently for each question, and then compared between the blinded NCI and ChatGPT answers. Additionally, word count and Flesch-Kincaid readability grade level for each individual response were evaluated. Following expert review, the percentage of overall agreement for accuracy was 100% for NCI answers and 96.9% for Ch

SUBMITTER: Johnson SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature