AI Is in Your Healthcare Now. Here’s What to Know
5/8/202630 min
More people are turning to AI for health advice. But how reliable is it? Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Dr. Bob Wachter, author of A Giant Leap, to unpack how AI is already helping patients and doctors, where it can go wrong, and how to use these tools safely without over relying on them.
Our show was produced by Kyra Dahring with support from Jennifer Lai and Elizabeth Corallo
Medical Writer: Andrea Kane
Senior Producer: Dan Bloom
Technical Director: Dan Dzula
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First 90 secondsSanjay Gupta· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hey there. Welcome to Chasing Life. Tell me if this sounds familiar: You notice a weird symptom. Maybe you have a rash or a headache that won't go away, some strange stomach pain even, and before you call your doctor, you type it into ChatGPT or another AI tool. What could this be? Should I be worried? Honestly, I get it. AI is quickly becoming part of everyday life, and now it's becoming a part of healthcare as well. Patients are using it at home. Doctors are using it in hospitals and clinics. This is happening. But I think the big question is this: when it comes to your health, how much should you actually trust AI? Can you trust it? Can chatbots help you ask better questions, understand your symptoms, maybe make faster decisions? Or could it lead you in the wrong direction, make you panic, or maybe reassure you when it shouldn't, or even prevent you from getting care when you actually need it? Well, today, I'm talking to Dr. Bob Wachter from the University of California San Francisco. He's the author of a new book called A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Health Care and What That Means for Our Future. We're gonna talk about what AI gets right, where it could go wrong, and how to use these tools safely without over-relying on them. I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, and this is Chasing Life.
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