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OpenAI Sees Big Opportunity in US Health Queries
OpenAI reports that over 5% of ChatGPT messages are healthcare-related, with 70% occurring outside clinic hours as users navigate complex systems and rising costs.
- On Monday, OpenAI published a report finding more than 40 million people worldwide ask ChatGPT healthcare questions daily, accounting for more than 5% of all messages.
- Rising US healthcare costs and expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies are pushing people toward alternatives, with over 20 million ACA enrollees facing premium increases averaging 114%.
- Many of those health chats occur outside clinic hours, with about seven in ten happening late or overnight, while 55% of surveyed US adults used AI to check or explore symptoms and late last year hospital deserts received over 580,000 healthcare-related messages per week.
- Medical researchers warn that chatbots can give dangerously inaccurate answers, with a July arXiv study finding frequent errors; The Guardian reported last week that relying on AI can cause devastating outcomes, while OpenAI claims ChatGPT aids patients and clinicians and that GPT-5 reduced major failure modes.
- Policy debates persist as OpenAI urges infrastructure and FDA clarity, while President Donald Trump signed a December order challenging state AI laws and seeking a national framework.
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The recent OpenAI report shows how artificial intelligence, especially ChatGPT, is becoming a central tool for citizens and health professionals in the United States, helping to deal with a...
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