Is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot better at making diagnostic decisions under conditions of uncertainty than human medical doctors? A recent study examines the capabilities of OpenAI’s Large Language Model (LLM) Chat GPT-4 compared to human clinicians and reveals surprising results.

“Large language models (LLMs) can convincingly solve difficult diagnostic cases, pass licensing examinations, and communicate empathetically with patients, suggesting that they have an emergent understanding of clinical reasoning,” wrote study co-authors Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, Thomas A. Buckley, Arjun K. Manrai, PhD, and Daniel J.........

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