Broward County Medical Association - The era of Doctor AI is already here

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The era of Doctor AI is already here

March 06, 2026 9:45 AM | Anonymous

Like it or not, consumers are already consulting AI for medical advice whenever they want to.

Why it matters: This is opening access to medical information in an entirely new way. The problem is, that advice may not always be very good.

Where it stands: OpenAI put out some numbers in January: More than 40 million people ask its ChatGPT health care-related questions every day, and 1 in 4 of the tool's approximately 800 million regular users submit a health care prompt every week.