Can ChatGPT versions make its way in healthcare and research?- Ft. Dr. Raju Vaishya

21st century is the era of technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. People around the globe are able to access any information at their fingertips. Medical information and healthcare have also gained an ample amount of importance in the tech world. Recently, OpenAI Inc. launched a new chatbot, called ChatGPT that interacts in a conversational way and its dialogue format makes it user-friendly and fast.

The current paper is yet to appear in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, aimed to explore the current position and the accuracy of currently available version of ChatGPT in relation to healthcare and medical research.

Raju Vaishya and team searched different databases and found 29 results in PubMed and 9 results in Scopus database., in English language. In addition, they (RV, AM) interacted with ChatGPT multiple times to review the accuracy of 20 responses to various medical questions.

The researchers found that using literature search and interactions with ChatGPT with medical questions, they infer that this version generates answers fast but narrates data from existing internet literature in a general manner. However, as emphasised by the company in the landing page of ChatGPT, they found errors in responses to medical questions, Further, narrated data were limited to September 2021. Positive features include admitting its limitations in medical field, and as designed, learning from previous answers.

Researchers concluded that the current version of ChatGPT may be useful in a limited manner as a narrative artificial intelligence chatbot for medical personnel, however, researchers are advised to fact check all statements provided.

In today’s video, we discuss about this research with Dr. (Prof) Raju Vaishya who is a renowned Orthopedics and joint replacement surgeon with 35 years experience. Dr. Vaishya is currently a Senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. 

Reference:

Vaishya R, Misra A, Vaish A, ChatGPT: Is this version good for healthcare and research?, Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews (2023), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102744.