Study: Medical Chatbots Not Ready Yet For Patient Care [View all]

Source: crooksandliars.com




AI is a classic example of GIGO -- garbage in, garbage out. After all, it's just a machine that scrapes the available data.

By Susie Madrak — February 10, 2026

A new study published yesterday provided a sobering look at whether A.I. chatbots are actually good at providing medical advice to the general public.




By Susie Madrak — February 10, 2026

A new study published yesterday provided a sobering look at whether A.I. chatbots are actually good at providing medical advice to the general public.

Researchers found that the chatbots were no better than Google at guiding users toward the correct diagnoses or helping them figure out what to do next. The technology also posed unique risks, sometimes presenting false information or dramatically changing its advice depending on slight changes in the wording of the questions.

None of the models evaluated were “ready for deployment in direct patient care,” the researchers concluded in the first randomized study of its kind.

..................But AI is a classic example of GIGO -- garbage in, garbage out. After all, it's just a machine that scrapes the available data. Ask the wrong question, get the wrong answer.



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AI is a classic example of GIGO -- garbage in, garbage out. After all, it's just a machine that scrapes the available data

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