ChatGPT Health under-triaged 51.6% of medical emergencies in Nature Medicine study, recommending delayed care instead of ER visits for life-threatening cases like diabetic ketoacidosis and respiratory failure.

ChatGPT Health 'under-triaged' half of medical emergencies in a new study

ChatGPT Health — OpenAI’s new health-focused chatbot — frequently underestimated the severity of medical emergencies, according to a study published last week in the journal Nature Medicine.In the study, researchers tested ChatGPT Health’s ability to triage, or assess the severity of, medical cases based on real-life scenarios.Previous research has shown that ChatGPT can pass medical exams, and nearly two-thirds of physicians reported using some form of AI in 2024. But other research has shown t...