GPs are no stranger to patients Googling their symptoms, but AI brings a whole new challenge when it comes to health advice, writes Alex Jenkins.
Many GPs will be long used to patients arriving not only with a list of symptoms they’ve searched online, but also a firm belief they’ve already found the answer to their health concern.
What’s changed in recent years is the online ‘answer’ now arrives in a calm, polished paragraph that sounds like it was written by a clinician.
Patients are using AI tools and AI-enhanced search to self-diagnose, interpret test...
Many GPs will be long used to patients arriving not only with a list of symptoms they’ve searched online, but also a firm belief they’ve already found the answer to their health concern.
What’s changed in recent years is the online ‘answer’ now arrives in a calm, polished paragraph that sounds like it was written by a clinician.
Patients are using AI tools and AI-enhanced search to self-diagnose, interpret test...
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