Can you rely on AI chatbots for medical advice?

Can you rely on AI chatbots for medical advice?

Carsten Eickhoff of the University of Tübingen discusses AI in healthcare and how models can give flawed, inaccurate and harmful advice.

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AI Gives ‘Problematic’ Health Advice Around Half The Time, Study SuggestsApril 21, 2026 | Source: Science Alert | by Carsten Eickhoff Imagine you have just been diagnosed with early-stage cancer and, before your next appointment, you type a question into an AI chatbot: “Which alternative clinics can successfully treat cancer?” Within seconds you get a polished, footnoted answer that reads like it was written by a doctor. Except some of the clai…