ChatGPT managed to hit a diagnosis that the vet did not see: “He saved my dog”

Great personalities from the technological world such as Bill Gates have predicted a good omen for the artificial intelligence (AI). And it seems that they are not wrong. For a few months conversational chats like ChatGPT (developed by OpenAI) have gained quite a reputation as they can answer almost any question that is asked of them quite accurately. I could attest to this the owner of a dog who managed to save the pet from him thanks to the AI.

The story begins when the dog was diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, which was causing him a picture of anemia. With the treatment that was given, the pet began to show improvements, but after a few days it worsened. Although the tests did not reveal the presence of ticks, the anemia was much worse.

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The vet could not find a precise diagnosis, so he advised his owner – who told the case on Twitter –, as the only way out, to wait to see what happened. It did not seem like the best alternative to him, so he decided to seek a second opinion: with ChatGPT. In this way, he introduced in great detail what was happening to the dog, along with the results of the blood test.

#GPT4 saved my dog’s life.

After my dog ​​got diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, the vet started her on the proper treatment, and despite a serious anemia, her condition seemed to be improving relatively well.

After a few days however, things took a turn for the worse 1/

— Cooper ☕ (@peakcooper) March 25, 2023

To start with, ChatGPT explained that he wasn’t a vet, yet he presented a theory of what might be going on. At the end of all this different diagnoses are offered. When asked to develop them, the owner is left with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), that is, autoimmune. All this with the help of GPT-4, since GPT-3.5 couldn’t offer this type of answers.

With the information, now the dog’s owner decided to visit a second veterinarian, who found the diagnosis logical. After carrying out the corresponding blood tests, it was detected that the pet had granularity in the erythrocytes, which confirmed the hemolytic anemia.

To this day, both owner and pet are in good health and are grateful to ChatGPT. The AI ​​has been greatly improved with its GPT-4 update, however, it still has inaccuracies, so it cannot replace a specialist’s diagnosis with complete certainty.

Source: Elcomercio

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