ChatGPT Gives False and Even Dangerous Health Advice
My questions were answered with myths, misconceptions and dangerous falsehoods
Anyone seeking health information or advice should be extremely cautious with OpenAI’s ChatGPT app. I tested the so-called generative artificial intelligence (AI) app on some basic health questions, and while it offered accurate (if brief and incomplete) answers to some of my questions, it failed in multiple cases, repeating common myths, misconceptions and falsehoods that ranged from unhelpful to outright dangerous.
ChatGPT knows it’s far from perfect—it told me so, as you’ll see below. But since it provides no citations or links to further information, it’s impossible to know where it gets its info, good or bad.
Below are the questions I posed, and ChatGPT’s answers, word-for-word in their entirety. False and misleading passages are highlighted in bold, followed by the reality in each case with a link to an article for more information.
What is normal human body temperature?
The normal human body temperature is typically around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) when measured orally. However, individual body temperature can vary slightly throughout the day and can also depend on factors…
