OpenAI Once Again Makes The Case For Giving ChatGPT Your Health Records
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health for US users, enabling the AI to read and analyze medical and fitness data.
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OpenAI released ChatGPT Health for all US users, allowing the bot to read medical and fitness data. The launch occurred one day after a man alleged the tool almost killed him.
Epilogue added 50d ago, after coverage quieted.
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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health to all users in the United States. This new feature provides a dedicated space for users to share their medical records and fitness data with the AI.
Coverage from PCMag, CBS News, and Engadget focuses on the functionality of the health bot and questions regarding whether users should share their records. SFGATE notes that the release occurred one day after an allegation that ChatGPT almost killed a man.
Future developments involve the public response to the tool's utility and the implications of sharing sensitive health information with the platform.
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OpenAI Once Again Makes The Case For Giving ChatGPT Your Health Records Engadget · 54d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
Who can access ChatGPT Health?
The feature has arrived for all US users.
What data can the tool read?
It can read medical and fitness data.
Was there any controversy surrounding the launch?
SFGATE reports the bot was released one day after a man alleged ChatGPT almost killed him.
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