Can AI can enhance patient communication?

New artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, can help doctors in various tasks like answering messages and taking notes during exams. Proponents argue AI saves time for doctors and helps prevent burnout. But critics say the use of AI in doctor-patient interactions raises concerns about trust, transparency, privacy and the impact on human connection.

While machine learning has been employed in medical devices for tasks like interpreting mammograms and diagnosing diseases, the novelty lies in generative AI’s ability to understand and respond to complex language instructions.

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