Patients, Doctors, and Chatbots.

JMIR Med Educ

Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Prevention Research, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Köln (Zollstock), Germany.

Published: January 2024

Medical advice is key to the relationship between doctor and patient. The question I will address is "how may chatbots affect the interaction between patients and doctors in regards to medical advice?" I describe what lies ahead when using chatbots and identify questions galore for the daily work of doctors. I conclude with a gloomy outlook, expectations for the urgently needed ethical discourse, and a hope in relation to humans and machines.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10797498PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/50869DOI Listing

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