'We almost let my dad sleep through a stroke. ChatGPT is the reason we didn’t' — this is exactly how I want AI health advice to work
There are plenty of grand ideas about what AI could eventually do for healthcare, whether discovering new drugs or acting as an interactive medical historian for everyone. But a viral Reddit post offers a better, and much simpler vision for AI doctoring.
According to the poster, the family was eating dinner when their father repeatedly dropped his chopsticks. His right hand felt numb, his mouth looked slightly uneven, his speech sounded strange, and he briefly lost his balance. Then he seemed to improve, which was almost enough to convince everyone that he was simply tired and should sleep it off.
After the writer shared the symptoms with ChatGPT, the AI responded that it sounded like a stroke or a related medical incident. It urgently encouraged them to get emergency help despite improving symptoms. The hospital confirmed that he had had an ischemic stroke and treated him accordingly.
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