GPT-4 as a source of patient information for cervical disc arthroplasty: a comparative analysis against Google web search.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT for online patient education, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) has emerged as a significant tool for providing accurate health information. This study aims to compare Google and GPT-4 in terms of (I) question types, (II) initial response readability, (III) ChatGPT's ability to modify responses for increased readability, and (IV) numerical response accuracy for the top 10 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA).

Methods

"Cervical disc arthroplasty" was searched on Google and GPT-4 on December 18, 2023. The top 10 FAQs were recorded and analyzed using the Rothwell system for categorization and Journal of the American Medical Associa

SUBMITTER: Mastrokostas PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12516387 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature