Why you probably shouldn't tell a chatbot everything about your health

People are increasingly turning to AI for health advice, a shift that has altered how patients interact with medical professionals. That growing reliance comes as public trust in federal health agencies has slipped — a recent Annenberg poll found confidence in the CDC, FDA and NIH dropped by 5–7% over the past year.

Major tech firms have responded by building health-focused large language models and tools. Google, OpenAI and Anthropic have developed LLMs for clinicians, Microsoft unveiled Copilot Health to combine records, wearable data and histories, and companies such as Oura are experimenting with specialized health models.

Family physician Alexa Mieses Malchuk uses AI to streamline administrative tasks like triaging messages and preparing anticipatory guidance, and she notes tech is easing some of medicine’s paperwork burden.

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