{"id":122989,"date":"2026-07-29T15:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/122989\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:38:12","slug":"should-you-trust-ai-to-answer-your-health-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/122989\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you trust AI to answer your health questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

More people are turning to ChatGPT and other AI tools for health questions. The answers are fast, and they often sound reassuring and trustworthy, but, as Consumer Reports says, they aren\u2019t always accurate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re concerned about your health, AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini promise detailed answers in seconds. <\/p>\n

One survey found 17% of adults<\/a> ask AI chatbots health questions at least once a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of reasons you might go to a chatbot for answers,\u201d said Kevin Loria, a health reporter for Consumer Reports. \u201cThey can be quite good at generating a lot of information, and they\u2019re very comprehensive and easy to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

CONSUMER REPORTS: Can You Trust AI for Health Questions?<\/a><\/p>\n

But experts say these chatbots AREN\u2019T always reliable. They can make up facts or mix up important details while confidently presenting their answers as correct information. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s really hard to know when there are inaccuracies, and these systems do get things wrong. We know that to be true. Fabrications can be hard to detect.<\/p>\n

People tend to over-trust AI-generated medical advice, a recent study found. Many respondents couldn\u2019t tell the difference between an AI-generated answer and one from a real doctor.<\/p>\n

And there are privacy concerns, too. AI systems are not bound by the same privacy laws as your doctor\u2019s offices. So whatever information you tell a chatbot could be used, sold, or even stolen in a data breach.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports\u2019 advice is to use AI as a starting point for information, not for diagnosis or treatment; keep your sensitive personal health information private, and always verify what you learn using trusted sources such as MedlinePlus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a recognized medical organization.<\/p>\n

And, of course, if you do have questions that are going to affect how you act on your own health, talk to your doctor. Chatbots should never be used in a medical emergency. Always call 9-1-1 for immediate help.<\/p>\n

All Consumer Reports material Copyright 2026 Consumer Reports, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Consumer Reports is a not-for-profit organization which accepts no advertising. It has no commercial relationship with any advertiser or sponsor on this site. For more information, visit consumer.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More people are turning to ChatGPT and other AI tools for health questions. The answers are fast, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[24,25,580,2134,34929,1657,3841,157,781],"class_list":["post-122989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-openai","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-chatgpt","tag-consumer","tag-consumer-reports","tag-health","tag-morning-show","tag-openai","tag-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}