ChatGPT can provoke hypochondria — The Atlantic study

Conversations with chatbots about health increasingly lead to greater anxiety rather than reassurance. This is reported by the American publication The Atlantic, which analyzes cases in which users replace consultations with doctors by conversations with artificial intelligence.
According to the journalists, people with heightened anxiety begin to turn to ChatGPT regularly with questions about symptoms, test results and possible diagnoses. Over time, such conversations can turn into a compulsive habit and only intensify fears about one's own health.
Psychotherapists note that AI is unable to set boundaries or stop the user, even if the user shows signs of an anxiety disorder. On the contrary, quick and personalized answers can feed the need for constant “reassurance”.
The Atlantic stresses that chatbots bear no responsibility for the consequences of their answers and cannot replace professional medical or psychological help.

Source: https://neuro-hub.eu/chatgpt-mozhe-posyliuvaty-tryvozhnist-shchodo-zd/