ChattGPT, an artificial intelligence tool, may be better than a GP at following recognized treatment standards for depression and without the gender or social class biases that are sometimes present in the doctor-patient relationship, suggests a study .
The data were published in Family Medicine and Community Health, a journal owned by the British Medical Journal. The researchers said further work is needed to examine the risks and ethical issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence.
ChatGPT has the potential to provide rapid, objective, data-driven insights that can complement traditional diagnostic methods, as well as provide confidentiality and anonymity, according to researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom.
However, it should be added that artificial intelligence should never be a substitute for consultation, diagnosis and treatment of depression.
