According to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and carried out by American researchers, some parents trust ChatGPT more than doctors.
They have revolutionized our lives, for better or for worse. The media Vice reports the results of a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and carried out by American researchers from the University of Kansas. According to this study, parents trust ChatGPT more than doctors. The expertise of a pediatrician or a general practitioner seems less and less privileged: for parents, there is very little difference between a text produced by artificial intelligence and the advice of a health professional. Even more worrying, ChatGPT recommendations are sometimes perceived as being more reliable.
More reliable than a doctor?
A total of 116 parents aged 18 to 65 were interviewed. “We started this research shortly after ChatGPT arrived because we were concerned that parents were using this tool to get information about their children’s health“, explains Calissa Leslie-Miller, lead author of the study. She specifies: “Parents often turn to the Internet for advice, and we wanted to understand how they would use ChatGPT, to see if it should be a concern.“According to this study, research carried out on artificial intelligence would lead parents to modify a treatment, for example.
Although artificial intelligences can be very useful, they are not experts, the researchers point out. Indeed, ChatGPT does not always have sufficient context or an up-to-date database.
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