Meet the doctor-whisperer helping OpenAI navigate AI's medical minefield
OpenAI is employing a global network of physicians to refine ChatGPT's medical advice and reduce the risk of dangerous or inaccurate health information. This initiative follows legal challenges regarding the chatbot's performance in high-stakes medical scenarios.
Why it matters
Highlights the critical intersection of AI development and public safety, specifically regarding the reliability of AI in healthcare decision-making.
More than 300 million people use ChatGPT for health-related advice each week. Philip Dulian/picture alliance via Getty Images OpenAI is making a high-stakes push on health advice and now relies on a global network of doctors. The doctors push OpenAI's research team to fill gaps in how ChatGPT gives health advice. Rebecca Soskin Hicks, the team's leader and a physician, leads this network of doctors. If you've noticed ChatGPT giving better advice about your aching back, it's likely thanks to a doctor thousands of miles away. Each week, more than 300 million people use ChatGPT for health-related advice . To steer its AI development in health, OpenAI has conscripted hundreds of practicing physicians from around the world.
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