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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Not a real doctor: AI struggles to treat human patients

AI isn't ready to replace GPs, with a study highlighting its flaws in identifying health problems. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Just because artificially intelligent chatbots can pass medical exams does not mean they should operate as doctors, a study warns, as they can provide deadly medical advice. 

In one case, two men who asked an AI tool about a brain bleed received opposite guidance, with one urged to seek immediate medical attention while the other was told to rest in a quiet room. 

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