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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Is a chatbot your doctor? Proceed with caution; The Washington Post, April 21, 2026

 , The Washington Post; Is a chatbot your doctor? Proceed with caution

"Millions of Americans regularly use AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini as a first stop for health questions related to colds, cancer and beyond. Two studies published this month suggest that may not be such a good idea — at least without a lot of skepticism.

Tiller, a research associate at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, published his study in BMJ Open. A separate team from Mass General Brigham approached the question in an entirely different way, and the study appeared in JAMA Network Open."