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Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea

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Over 230 million people weekly ask ChatGPT for health advice, viewing it as an ally for navigating insurance and medical forms. However, sharing personal health data with AI chatbots poses significant privacy and security risks. While OpenAI promotes ChatGPT's utility, experts warn that sensitive medical information shouldn't be trusted to unregulated AI systems lacking healthcare compliance standards.