Accuracy and Reliability of Chatbot Responses to Physician Questions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Natural language processing tools, such as ChatGPT (generative pretrained transformer, hereafter referred to as chatbot), have the potential to radically enhance the accessibility of medical information for health professionals and patients. Assessing the safety and efficacy of these tools in answering physician-generated questions is critical to determining their suitability in clinical settings, facilitating complex decision-making, and optimizing health care efficiency.

Objective

To assess the accuracy and comprehensiveness of chatbot-generated responses to physician-developed medical queries, highlighting the reliability and limitations of artificial intelligence-generated medical information.

Design, setting, and participants

Thirty-three physicians ac

SUBMITTER: Goodman RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546234 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature