The much-hyped AI products like ChatGPT may provide medical doctors and health care professionals with information that can aggravate patients' conditions and lead to serious health consequences, a study suggests. Researchers considered three nutrition-related diseases in their study, with two experienced dietitians examining a total of 63 ChatGPT outputs of disease management against medical guidelines. Their findings sound a warning to medics and health personnel who only lean on AI and related products in passing health and medical advice to their patients.
"The research warned against relying solely on AI interfaces for the management of diabetes and metabolic abnormalities and highlighted the need to consult with the dieticians and other members of the health care team," said Farah Naja, University of Sharjah's Professor of nutritional epidemiology. "ChatGPT could provide incorrect, incomplete or harmful advice, jeopardizing the quality of medical care and consequently patients' health and safety." Prof.
Naja is the lead author of the study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in which scientists from the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Bahrain and Turkey investigate the correctness and accuracy of ChatGPT answers to various prompts for how to manage and prevent diabetes and metabolic abnormalities. The study covers three major domains: 1) dietary management, 2) nutrition care process and 3) menu planning for a 1,500-calorie diet. For each domain, three.