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What ChatGPT can say about the heart – medically

A test of the natural language model suggests that it can’t replace doctors yet

    • ChatGPT's responses when asked about medical conditions featured factual inaccuracies and lacked flexibility.
    • ChatGPT's responses when asked about medical conditions featured factual inaccuracies and lacked flexibility. PHOTO: PIXABAY
    Published Fri, Sep 22, 2023 · 10:00 AM

    JUST over two decades ago, the advent of Google changed how we learnt and discovered the world, with knowledge now available just by typing a question in a search bar. In the past year, there appears to be another game changer: ChatGPT.

    This machine learning model can interpret written input and generate new text, based on the large datasets on which its neutral network is trained.

    While still evolving, ChatGPT has given the layperson a tool for creative writing, essay writing, prompt writing and code writing. With its user-friendly interface and largely coherent and comprehensive answers, it has made inroads in multiple domains – including the healthcare industry.

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