{"id":214671,"date":"2026-02-17T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/ai-powered-apps-and-bots-are-barging-into-medicine-doctors-have-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:50:15","slug":"ai-powered-apps-and-bots-are-barging-into-medicine-doctors-have-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/ai-powered-apps-and-bots-are-barging-into-medicine-doctors-have-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-powered apps and bots are barging into medicine. Doctors have questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI-powered apps and bots are barging into medicine. Doctors have questions<\/a><\/p>\n

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Feb 9 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education. And as physicians like Dr. Cem Aksoy are learning, it\u2019s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap AI for advice.<\/p>\n

Aksoy, a medical resident at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, says an 18-year-old patient and his family recently panicked after the young man was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his left leg. They turned to OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT. The \u200bbot said he might survive only five years.<\/p>\n

It was wrong: A plastic surgeon successfully removed the tumor in July. \u201cHe was essentially cured after the operation,\u201d Aksoy said.<\/p>\n

But a few weeks later, the patient called Aksoy on the verge of tears. \u201cHe said, \u2018I \u200cstarted coughing recently, and ChatGPT told me it could possibly be metastasis to my lungs,\u2019\u201d meaning the cancer had spread, the doctor recalled. The patient said he needed to write a will. It turned out his lungs were fine. He was coughing because he\u2019d recently started smoking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen someone is distressed and unguided,\u201d Aksoy said, an AI chatbot “just \u200cdrags them into this forest of knowledge without coherent context.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for OpenAI said its newest models have significantly improved how they handle health questions. ChatGPT isn\u2019t intended as a substitute for a medical professional\u2019s guidance, the company said.<\/p>\n

The young Turkish patient\u2019s encounter with AI-dispensed medical wisdom comes as many patients around the world are turning to the technology for advice. In addition to the big ask-me-anything chatbots, consumers are turning to a slew of new, AI-powered consumer medical apps.<\/p>\n

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A growing number of mobile apps available on the Apple and Google app stores claim to use AI to assist patients with their medical complaints \u2013 even though they\u2019re not supposed to offer diagnoses.<\/p>\n

Under U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, AI-based medical apps don\u2019t require…<\/p>\n

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