OpenAI today announced the launch of "ChatGPT Health," which allows users to connect their personal medical records with health applications within ChatGPT to create a personalized consultation space. This is seen as an important step for OpenAI to further expand its positioning as a "personal super assistant."
What is ChatGPT Health? Your personal health assistant is now online.
As large language models (LLMs) become increasingly integrated into daily life, health and medical care have become among the most frequently consulted areas. OpenAI states that ChatGPT Health, like the "Library," is a separate category within ChatGPT specifically designed for handling conversations related to health, medical care, and diet.
This feature is not intended for disease diagnosis or treatment, but rather to help users understand information, organize health records, and provide more personalized responses in daily life.
The company emphasized that files, conversations, and links in the Health section are stored separately from regular chat to avoid affecting other usage scenarios.
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ChatGPT Health allows users to independently connect multiple health and lifestyle records, including data from Apple Health, nutritional advice from MyFitnessPal, personalized diet guidance from Weight Watchers, and blood test data from Function.
You could ask, "Based on my medical history over the past few years, could you help me determine which insurance plan would be most suitable for me?" or "I'm currently using a certain medication but also want to rebuild muscle mass; could you help me create a weekly meal plan?"
OpenAI has also partnered with health technology company b.well to allow users to upload their personal medical records and other medical information to the Health section, providing more accurate answers.
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Regarding privacy and data usage, OpenAI reiterated that conversations within ChatGPT Health will not be used to train its base model, and related information will not flow to other chat scenarios: "All data links are decided by the user and can be interrupted at any time."
Fidji Simo, CEO of OpenAI's Applications Division, pointed out that this design was intended to address users' concerns about sensitive health information and to ensure that the Health Zone is a closed and controlled environment.
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OpenAI revealed that over 230 million users ask health and medical questions on ChatGPT every week, demonstrating huge demand. However, it has also been cautioned that LLM operates on the basis of probability prediction rather than judgment of "correctness," thus still carrying the risk of illusion and misleading insights.
OpenAI also explicitly states in its terms of service that ChatGPT Health is not applicable for the diagnosis or treatment of any health condition, and that it will be opened to a small number of users for testing in the coming weeks before being gradually expanded.
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