ChatGPT now has a space for sharing medical records. Should you?
OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.
Hundreds of millions of people a week turn to ChatGPT for health advice, and now the platform has a dedicated space for those users.
This week, OpenAI rolled out Health in ChatGPT, where users can upload medical records such as lab results and medications, and connect Apple Health to allow the platform access to health and fitness data.
"With your permission, ChatGPT can now draw on relevant information you've connected in Health to help you compare a new result with prior tests, summarize changes since your last appointment, or explore how sleep, activity, and workouts relate to your routine," OpenAI said Thursday in a news release .
OpenAI says 300 million people already turn to ChatGPT with health-related questions weekly — something that Tanzeem Choudhury, the chief of health innovation at Cornell Tech, says is reflective of the state of healthcare in the U.S.
"Our healthcare is broken," Choudhury told CBS News. "I think that's why we are seeing so many people asking for advice."
Choudhury, who has been working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and health for more than 15 years, said AI can be a democratizing force in healthcare at a time when many Americans face barriers to access, but that "we just need to think about the risks and have better protections in place."