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Re: ChatGPT Health

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>purpose-built encryption and isolation

Repeated 2x without explanation. Good start.

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>You can further strengthen access controls by enabling multi-factor authentication

Pushing 2fac on users doesn't remove the need for more details on the above.

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>to enable access to trusted U.S. healthcare providers, we partner with b.well

>wellness apps—like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal

Right...?

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>health conversations protected and compartmentalized

Yet OAI will share those conversations with enabled apps, along with "relevant information from memories" and your "IP address, device/browser type, language/region settings, and approximate location"? (per https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001036-what-is-chatgpt...)

Re: ChatGPT Health

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> Health is designed to support, not replace, medical care. It is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.

I suspect that will be legally-tested sooner than later.

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I pity the doctors who will now have to deal with such self-diagnosed "patients". Wonder if General Medicine doctors will see a drop in patient, as AI convinces you to see a specialist with its diagnosis?

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post #2

I really feel like no one should trust open ai with their health data.

I barely trust them with any personal info. Are we (HN crowd) biased in a way that will cause us to miss out? I wonder if we are insiders - having a privileged perspective given our industry is on the front lines - or if we’re just becoming jaded.

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post #2

I really feel like no one should trust open ai with their health data.

I barely trust them with any personal info. Are we (HN crowd) biased in a way that will cause us to miss out? I wonder if we are insiders - having a privileged perspective given our industry is on the front lines - or if we’re just becoming jaded.

I missed out on having my transactions publicly posted on Venmo, too. I’m just a slow adopter, I guess.

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I pity the doctors who will now have to deal with such self-diagnosed "patients". Wonder if General Medicine doctors will see a drop in patient, as AI convinces you to see a specialist with its diagnosis?

> researchers found that searching symptoms online modestly boosted patients’ ability to accurately diagnose health issues without increasing their anxiety or misleading them to seek care inappropriately [...] the results of this survey study challenge the common belief among clinicians and policy-makers that using the Internet to search for health information is harmful. [0]

For example, "man Googles rash, discovers he has one-in-a-million rare disease" [1].

> Ian Stedman says medical professionals shouldn't dismiss patients who go looking for answers outside the doctor's office - even if they resort to 'Dr. Google.'

> "Whenever I hear a doctor or nurse complain about someone coming in trying to diagnose themselves, it boils my blood. Because I think, I don't know if I'd be dead if I didn't diagnose myself. You can't expect one person to know it all, so I think you have to empower the patient."

[0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8084564/

[1] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/man-googles-rash-discover...

Re: ChatGPT Health

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I pity the doctors who will now have to deal with such self-diagnosed "patients". Wonder if General Medicine doctors will see a drop in patient, as AI convinces you to see a specialist with its diagnosis?

Happy for the millions of people who are getting misdiagnosed due to rush, dismissal, and missed clues
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