Why ChatGPT Health Still Excites Doctors

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When OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health, Bari was cautiously optimistic. The new product promises private health conversations that won’t be used to train AI models, addressing one of the biggest patient concerns around data misuse.

However, privacy experts remain uneasy. Transferring sensitive medical data from HIPAA-compliant systems to consumer AI platforms raises regulatory questions, especially as users are encouraged to upload medical records or sync apps like Apple Health. Even so, investors like Gradient argue this move simply formalizes what’s already happening: hundreds of millions of people are asking AI health questions every week.

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uploading medical records to consumer ai feels like opening a can of worms