Potential and Limitations of ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 as a Source of COVID-19 Information: Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Generative and Authoritative Information.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has necessitated reliable and authoritative information for public guidance. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a primary source of such information, disseminating it through a question and answer format on its official website. Concurrently, ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0, a deep learning-based natural language generation system, has shown potential in generating diverse text types based on user input.

Objective

This study evaluates the accuracy of COVID-19 information generated by ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0, assessing its potential as a supplementary public information source during the pandemic.

Methods

We extracted 487 COVID-19-related questions from the WHO's official website and used ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 t

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature