{"id":265722,"date":"2024-12-02T20:19:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:17","slug":"chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatbot gives medical advice to hundreds of users in largest trial yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02145407\/SEI_231687662.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2458548\" data-caption=\"Some of Alan\u2019s app users got answers to their medical queries from an AI chatbot\" data-credit=\"miniseries\/Getty Images\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Some of Alan\u2019s app users got answers to their medical queries from an AI chatbot<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">miniseries\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>A French health insurance company has tested its medical chatbot with hundreds of people, in the largest real-world trial of a medical AI of its kind.<\/p>\n<p>Technology companies have long promised that their AIs can help ease pressure on doctors by providing accurate medical advice, but critics have been sceptical about their accuracy and potential risks, and they have failed to find wide success. 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