Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education
Date Submitted: Jul 14, 2023
Open Peer Review Period: Jul 14, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023
Date Accepted: Nov 8, 2023
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
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Patients, doctors, and chatbots
ABSTRACT
Medical advice is key to the relationship between doctor and patient. The question I will address is “how may chatbots affect the interaction between patients and doctors in regards to medical advice?” To this end, I shall consider – and go beyond – what was recently outlined in regards to medical advice in “A Conversation With ChatGPT” with Gunther Eysenbach, the founder and publisher of JMIR Publications. In relation to the interaction between patients, doctors, and chatbots, I describe what lies ahead when using chatbots and identify questions galore for the daily work of doctors. I conclude with a gloomy outlook, expectations for the urgently needed ethical discourse and a hope in relation to humans and machines.
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