ChatGPT Health Is Rolling Out to Everyone, but I Don’t Trust It
OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT Health will now be available to all users over 18, and on all plans, including free ones. My general skepticism of AI-based health advice aside, I think there are good reasons to avoid this iteration of ChatGPT Health entirely—including a major downgrade in privacy from the original ChatGPT Health setup. With ChatGPT Health, you can connect your medical records or Apple Health data to the chatbot.
- ▪OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT Health will now be available to all users over 18, and on all plans, including free ones.
- ▪My general skepticism of AI-based health advice aside, I think there are good reasons to avoid this iteration of ChatGPT Health entirely—including a major downgrade in privacy from the original ChatGPT Health setup.
- ▪With ChatGPT Health, you can connect your medical records or Apple Health data to the chatbot.
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OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT Health will now be available to all users over 18, and on all plans, including free ones. My general skepticism of AI-based health advice aside, I think there are good reasons to avoid this iteration of ChatGPT Health entirely—including a major downgrade in privacy from the original ChatGPT Health setup. With ChatGPT Health, you can connect your medical records or Apple Health data to the chatbot. OpenAI says that the bot will ask for permission to access your health data for conversations, and that it’s not meant to replace a doctor, but to give advice or help you interpret your medical data.
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