A study published in the medical journal BMJ Open found that AI-powered chatbots provide problematic medical advice in approximately half of all cases. Researchers investigated the health risks associated with AI-generated recommendations, concluding that the advice is often misleading or inaccurate.
Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
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