Why you probably shouldn't tell a chatbot everything about your health
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By Nina Raemont
Published on March 12, 2026.
The rise in health technology has led to increased access to health advice and information, which has also decreased trust in the healthcare system. A poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that public trust in federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health has decreased by 5-7% over the past year. Major AI players like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have already built health-oriented large language models (LLMs) for healthcare professionals. Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Health, a secure medical AI tool combining health records, wearable data, and health history, and Microsoft's "Copilot for health" feature. However, Dr. Alexa Mieses Malchuk warns that AI can get lots wrong and that users may be omitting important information about their medical situations, leading to a fundamentally different diagnosis or treatment. She also highlighted the potential downsides of AI tools like ChatGPT, which could give false sense of security telling people they don't have to go to the doctor or get a medical appointment.
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