OpenAI is now expanding its capabilities across healthcare. The company has recently announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated experience for users that securely brings your healthcare information and ChatGPT’s intelligence together to help you better understand and have health-related conversations within ChatGPT. People commonly use ChatGPT for queries concerning their health.
According to OpenAI, more than 230 million people globally use this platform to ask health, and wellness questions every week. Additionally, ChatGPT is built so that your health-related conversations won’t appear in everyday conversations.
One of the outstanding parts is that ChatGPT has focused largely on the security and privacy of healthcare information, including purpose-built encryption and isolation, ensuring sensitive health data remains protected and compartmentalized.
OpenAI also states that health conversations will not be used to train its foundation models. If users start health-related conversations outside the health section, the AI will prompt them to move it there.
Personalized Health Insights Through App and Medical Record Integrations
ChatGPT Health can also be integrated with your medical records and wellness apps, including Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal. This integration will enable ChatGPT to offer a personalized healthcare experience, including booking doctors’ appointments, summarizing medical history, and providing insights into nutrition, fitness, and insurance decisions.
Medical record integrations are currently available in the US, with some features limited to iOS.
Built to Support, Not Replace Medical Care
As stated by OpenAI in its blog post, “Health is designed to support, not replace medical care.” It is not meant for diagnosis or treatment; instead, it is designed to navigate everyday health questions and better prepare further steps.
The new product is built with the support of over 260 physicians across 60 countries and dozens of specialists who’ve made this possible. Their feedback is evaluated using HealthBench, a physician-led framework that focuses on safety, clarity, and proper preventive care.
How Can You Get Started?
- To get started, you can sign up for the waitlist to request access.
- After you get access, you can select the “Health” menu in the ChatGPT sidebar.
Source: OpenAI
You can chat about your health anytime and get answers from ChatGPT using the information provided.
The new health update is currently rolling out to a small group of users on Free, Plus, Go, and Pro plans outside the EU, Switzerland, and the UK. OpenAI is planning to expand access to all users on the web and iOS in the coming weeks. This clearly shows that OpenAI is increasing across different verticals following its launches in commerce and education.
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