(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, and readable responses to patient questions comparable to physician responses sourced from an online forum. Further research is required to assess the scope, process integration, and patient and physician outcomes of chatbot-facilitated interactions.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Srinivas Raman, M.D., M.A.Sc., email srinivas.raman@rmp.uhn.ca.
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Physician and AI chatbot responses to cancer questions from social media
JAMA Oncology
2024-05-16
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