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Medical advice viewed as ‘less’ reliable, empathetic if chatbot involved: study – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: People rated medical advice as “less reliable and empathetic” when they believed it was provided by AI-chatbots, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine has found. Researchers found that this was also the case when patients or medical advice seekers were made to believe that a doctor took the help of … Read more
ChatGPT now operational after hours of outage, AI chatbot was down for the second time this month
ChatGPT was down for several hours early on Tuesday. The outage went on for almost two and a half hours. OpenAI confirmed that “ChatGPT experienced an elevated error rate from 11.20AM PT to 1.55PM PT”. In India, the outage began at 11.50PM on Monday night to 2.25AM on Tuesday morning. The outage has now been … Read more
Karnataka gets first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: To bring more awareness about snakebite prevention as well as to prevent snake persecution, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Karnataka’s Mysuru. Incidentally, in February, Karnataka also became the first state in India to declare snakebite as a notifiable disease. The chatbot, launched by Humane Society International (HSI) India in collaboration with … Read more
WHO’s new AI-powered chatbot SARAH is giving wrong medical answers – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about. SARAH, short for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, is a virtual health worker that’s … Read more
MP govt, UNFPA launch chatbot for adolescents, young adults on social, sexual health issues – ET HealthWorld
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government and the United Nations Population Fund on Monday launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot to address the critical need for accurate and accessible information on social issues and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among adolescents and young adults. The ‘Just Ask/Khulke Poochho’ chatbot was launched by MP Health Minister … Read more
Google AI health chatbot passes US medical exam: study – ET HealthWorld
Google‘s artificial intelligence-powered medical chatbot has achieved a passing grade on a tough US medical licensing exam, but it’s answers still fall short of those from human doctors, a peer-reviewed study said on Wednesday. Last year the release of ChatGPT — whose developer OpenAI is backed by Google’s rival Microsoft — kicked off a race … Read more
India’s first Tele-MANAS chat-bot to ensure 24X7 services of health counsellors launched in J-K – ET HealthWorld
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chat-bot in the Union Territory, which will ensure round the clock services of health counsellors, clinical psychologists and consultants, officials said. The service was launched after Sinha inaugurated ‘J-K Health Conclave’ on mental health and non-communicable diseases at SKICC here, they … Read more
Metropolis Healthcare launches ‘Metrobot’ in India – ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: On the eve of National Doctor’s Day, Metropolis Healthcare celebrates this special occasion by introducing Metrobot, a chatbot designed exclusively for doctors. Metrobot, which is designed to revolutionise doctor-provider communication, eliminates the need for traditional call centres by providing doctors with a seamless WhatsApp-based chat platform. Doctors can use Metrobot to access essential medical … Read more
Eating disorder group pulls chatbot sharing diet advice
“Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” Sharon Maxwell, a weight inclusive activist, wrote in a widely viewed post on Instagram detailing an interaction with the bot, which she said told her to monitor her weight daily and maintain a calorie deficit. Source link