{"id":206776,"date":"2026-01-26T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:30:10","slug":"chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699\">ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-26 13:53:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of us already use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for health advice. They give quick, confident and personalised answers, and the experience can feel more private than speaking to a human. <\/p>\n<p>Now, several AI companies have unveiled dedicated \u201chealth and wellness\u201d tools. The most prominent is ChatGPT Health, launched by OpenAI earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT Health promises to generate more personalised answers, by allowing users to link medical records and wellness apps, upload diagnostic imaging and interpret test results.<\/p>\n<p>But how does it really work? And is it safe? <\/p>\n<p>Most of what we know about this new tool comes from the company that launched it, and questions remain about how ChatGPT Health would work in Australia. Currently, users in Australia can sign up for a waitlist to request access.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<h2>AI health advice is booming<\/h2>\n<p>Data from 2024 shows 46% of Australians had recently used an AI tool. <\/p>\n<p>Health queries are popular. According to OpenAI, one in four regular ChatGPT users worldwide submit a health-related prompt each week. <\/p>\n<p>Our 2024 study estimated almost one in ten Australians had asked ChatGPT a health query in the previous six months. <\/p>\n<p>This was more common for groups that face challenges finding accessible health information, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>people born in a non-English speaking country<\/li>\n<li>those who spoke another language at home<\/li>\n<li>people with limited health literacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among those who hadn\u2019t recently used ChatGPT for health, 39% were considering using it soon.<\/p>\n<h2>How accurate is the advice?<\/h2>\n<p>Independent research consistently shows generative AI tools do sometimes give unsafe health advice, even when they have access to a medical record. <\/p>\n<p>There are several high-profile examples of AI tools giving unsafe health advice, including when ChatGPT allegedly encouraged suicidal thoughts. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, Google removed several AI Overviews on health topics \u2013 summaries which appear at the top of search&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. 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