The External Medicine Podcast

John Ayers, PhD: ChatGPT and the Future of Medicine

May 12, 2023

01:19:59

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Effect of Google Trans on HIV Testing

2min

The Effects of Chat GPT on Health

2min

Chat GPT: A Study of the Importance of Quality Responses

6min

The Importance of a Large Language Model in the Brain and Internal Medicine

5min

How to Evaluate Chat GPT and Reddit Docs Responses

3min

The Benefits of Cat GPT

4min

The Moral Question About Deceiving Patients

4min

Empathy and Patient Outcomes

4min

10.

The Impact of AI Assistant Messaging on Patient Outcomes

3min

11.

The Role of Chat GPT in Health Care Delivery

2min

12.

The Importance of Accuracy in Chat GPT

3min

13.

The Importance of Wisdom and the Crowds in Prediction Markets

4min

14.

The Role of Primary Care in Patient Outcomes

2min

15.

AI System Messaging Can Prevent Non-Compliance

3min

16.

The Role of LLMs in Healthcare

4min

17.

The Future of Healthcare Communication

4min

18.

The Pros and Cons of LLMs in Medicine

5min

19.

The Importance of Knowledge

2min

20.

13 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Has an Impact on Suicide Outcomes

5min

21.

The Medical Truth About Cannabis

3min

22.

The Problem With the Cannabis Supplement Industry

4min

23.

The Importance of a Randomized Control Trial

4min

In this conversation, Daniel Belkin and Mitch Belkin interview John Ayers, PhD about ChatGPT and its potential to revolutionize the practice of medicine. We delve into his recent JAMA internal medicine study, which evaluated ChatGPT answers to questions posed on the subreddit r/AskDocs. We also touch on responses to his article discussed on a recent Sensible Medicine Podcast. Finally, we discuss Dr. Ayer's previous work on e-cigarettes, cannabis, and the sociology of suicide.

Who is John Ayers?

John Ayers, PhD is a computational epidemiologist who uses big data to study public health. He is the Vice Chief of Innovation in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at UCSD.

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