ChatGPT defines as an artificial intelligence chatbot that generates a response based on data found on the Internet or inputted by various companies. It gives a human-like response to a query. The query may or may not be accurate, and since it is a newer technology, at times, it has issues with data output that companies are working on resolving. Medical data will not be personalized and may be highly general. It may or may not be the most recent findings or interpreted at a level necessary for more than primary eye care. The ChatGPT bot often states it can not give medical advice other than in a general way.
A person should understand that ChatGPT usually does not check in with an ophthalmologist or optometrist regarding the advice it gives. What it does is collect Internet sites text it is allowed to have and remixes it to form a pattern to a response which is a question or general statement a user makes. ChatGPT and other AI entities do not discern if the information is accurate or inaccurate. Many companies have become hired to ask similar questions to the chatbot and then revise the output to feed it back into the system, known as the Human Reinforcement Learning Phase. The answers from ChatGPT may or may not be consistent depending on how the data is inputted, such as in the AI patterning or a human revising output and feeding it back into the system. It even depends on how the user’s question is worded and which vocabulary words are chosen since it gives a slightly different response. The technology for public use is relatively new, with flaws and glitches sometimes occurring. In addition, because of some abuses and overstatements of its quality of consistent output, many governments are beginning to regulate the industry and what ChatGPT will be allowed to state or not state to the public.
Reliable Information
The source of information for eye care remains at top level, with the good Houston LASIK doctors at the clinic and the articles they approve of on their websites and blogs on eye care. Internet sites approved of and reviewed by professional ophthalmologists and optometrists remain reliable and credible sources of information for the public. Talking directly with a laser eye surgery professional gives the most customized personalized information that directly addresses an individual’s eyes since no two humans, even twins, are not exactly the same in needs and development biologically. ChatGPT acts as a general source of information unless it is specifically created to do a task for a profession to which the public rarely has access. What the public has access to is a General ChatGPT that may or may not have been corrected in its information.
State of AI Chatbots
AI technology has been making inroads into the medical field, such as summarizing medical records. Outlining and summarization remain two fields in AI technology, which has a quality record, with many professionals using it there to increase the time staff and doctors spend on direct patient contact and care. Those AI chatbots were developed specifically for medical professionals and not for public use. Many more specialized AI chatbots have been developed for a variety of professions that do not do broad information retrieval and patterning but need specific information formatted in a specific way. Those ventures have proven successful in saving time and money for professions.
Conclusion
Companies presenting ChatGPT and its products and all the other AI companies are subjected to ethical procedures, with Europe leading some venues in creating a network of trustworthy AI entities, especially in medical endeavors. Use ChatGPT information cautiously with an understanding that the access by the general public places may not have all the ethical protocols or may not been revised enough by entities. It is a place to start, but ChatGPT will never be the authority of it. Laser eye surgery doctors and their staff have the authority to give the perspective for a patient’s individual needs.
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Sources
- https://theresanaiforthat.com/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10192861/
- https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ethics-guidelines-trustworthy-ai
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/10/health/chatgpt-medical-questions/index.html
