Large language model AI chatbots require approval as medical devices

Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence used in patient care are regulated as medical devices, but their unreliability precludes approval as such.

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Published inNature medicine Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 2396 - 2398
Main Authors Gilbert, Stephen, Harvey, Hugh, Melvin, Tom, Vollebregt, Erik, Wicks, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.10.2023
Nature Publishing Group
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Artificial intelligence
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer Research
Chatbots
Clinical decision making
Comment
FDA approval
Infectious Diseases
Language
Large language models
Medical devices
Medical equipment
Medical personnel
Medical technology
Medicine
Mental health care
Metabolic Diseases
Molecular Medicine
Neurosciences
Patients
Regulation
Regulatory approval
Search engines
Software
Surveillance
Usability
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Summary:Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence used in patient care are regulated as medical devices, but their unreliability precludes approval as such.
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ISSN:1078-8956
1546-170X
DOI:10.1038/s41591-023-02412-6