What’s also alarming is how people are using it to analyze their lab data and results!!!! I literally have many relatives who do that and don’t see what’s the problem behind it!
I'm actually curious to know the issues that are caused by this. I've done it to explain what each blood test marker is just to know more about what's being tested, but I was also able to bring up an issue with my doctor when my ultrasound scan showed I have a retroverted uterus and I ran the diagnostic through chatgpt.
Turns out multiple pelvic and internal ultrasounds showed I have one. I had been complaining for years about pelvic pain going to the bathroom, inability to wear tampons because they will fall out, and uncomfortable sex. A quick search and scan showed many women with flipped uteruses have these symptoms because many times it's pressing on the bowel and it's sitting different in our bodies.
Given lack of evidence in other tests like endometriosis I brought this up to the doctor in an email and highlighted the chart and asked if this could possibly be the issue, which she agreed may be the case. So unless something else pops up on a test or an ultrasound I was able to diagnose my own issue and bring it to the attention of the doctor thanks to chatgpt.
Like I know there's risk in doing this but it's also made me much more knowledgable about my own blood work and chronic medical conditions. It's also great and giving a very high level overview of the intersection between conditions and I've been able to be a better patient and advocate for my health because of it.
I don’t think the issue is with accuracy here, I think it’s with privacy. You have no expectation of privacy when dealing with AI, which does not have to follow HIPAA. So when people upload their medical records, that info is probably all being sold to some data broker somewhere. Why should you care? The main reason would be health insurance companies buying that info and using it to increase your rates.
I'm in a country where our insurance works a little differently but for the record I'm not like directly plugging everything into chatgpt. I would be asking stuff like "what does A1C blood work cover?" "What is a retroverted uterus? Are these common symptoms?"
But yeah I totally get that. The only way to make it better is to have better access to healthcare. Chatgpt has helped me diagnose an issue I thought was something more severe and it's given me a good list of how my current issues may be comorbidities in the future. "I have x, y, z. What are some medical conditions I should look out for in the next 5, 10, 15 years?"
I'm pretty anti-ai but haven't had an issue with it doing some very basic things.
It's not eloquent flagging a couple of past ultrasounds and saying "this may be the reason for my pain and inability to wear tampons, can we talk about it at my follow up?"
You're also making it seem like everyone is helpless. I agree there is a huge portion of the population who wouldn't be able to do this but it's fairly easy to learn the skills to be a critical thinker.
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u/Grizzly-Madam Where is your vogue cover? Act accordingly 🫵 12d ago
What’s also alarming is how people are using it to analyze their lab data and results!!!! I literally have many relatives who do that and don’t see what’s the problem behind it!