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Can you trust AI for health advice?
AI-created health information is widely used
Why you can't always trust AI
1. Diagnosing and treating illness is too complex for a machine
2. AI can be wrong, even when it sounds confident
3. AI-created information may be biased
4. AI spreads misinformation
5. People and AI don't communicate well together
How to use AI more safely and effectively
The bottom line
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Why you can't always trust AI
1. Diagnosing and treating illness is too complex for a machine
2. AI can be wrong, even when it sounds confident
3. AI-created information may be biased
4. AI spreads misinformation
5. People and AI don't communicate well together
How to use AI more safely and effectively
The bottom line
Content
AI-created health information is widely used
Nearly 8 in 10 adults in the U.S. turn to the internet for answers to health questions. Instead of scrolling through websites, many people find answers in the AI-generated summary that appears at the top of their search results.
But it doesn't stop there. More than 1 in 5 adults worldwide are turning directly to AI chatbots, like ChatGPT and Gemini, to ask health questions. It's fast, convenient and free. But Mayo Clinic experts warn that AI-generated information isn't always reliable or accurate.
