OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users
Users can also integrate their personal data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal. OpenAI said today it is making ChatGPT Health, a feature that helps users with health-related queries, available to all U.S.-based users over 18 across all plans. The announcement comes a day after a Florida-based pastor sued the company for giving a near-fatal suggestion not to consult a doctor .
Key Takeaways
- The company started testing the feature through a dedicated hub earlier in January, allowing users to integrate data from other services and their personal information from services such as Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.
At that time, OpenAI said users were asking 230 million health-related queries each week.
- OpenAI said earlier that users needed to use the health hub for health-related queries.
Now they can choose to draw insights from connected information in the health section in all queries.
- The company noted that its models have made progress in answering health-related queries.
The company noted that the smallest model from its latest release, GPT 5.6-Luna, outperforms GPT 5.5 on HealthBench evaluation, an open source benchmark developed by the company to evaluate large language models (LLMs) on health queries .
- With the latest roll out, OpenAI said it wants people to verify information and take medical decisions based on professional advice.
Several studies have highlighted that AI bots are not reliable for medical advice.
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Stats & Key Facts
- #OpenAI said today it is making ChatGPT Health, a feature that helps users with health-related queries, available to all U.S.-based users over 18 across all plans.
- #At that time, OpenAI said users were asking 230 million health-related queries each week.
- #That number has now gone up to 300 million.
- #The company said during the testing it observed that 70% of health-related queries took place outside the dedicated hub.
The company started testing the feature through a dedicated hub earlier in January, allowing users to integrate data from other services and their personal information from services such as Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal. At that time, OpenAI said users were asking 230 million health-related queries each week. That number has now gone up to 300 million.
Users can also integrate their medical records from hospital systems like Epic and Oracle Health, and health platforms like One Medical and Function Health. OpenAI said earlier that users needed to use the health hub for health-related queries. Now they can choose to draw insights from connected information in the health section in all queries.
The company said during the testing it observed that 70% of health-related queries took place outside the dedicated hub. Through this new feature, users can use their health information to get information on food or allergies in the general chat. The company noted that its models have made progress in answering health-related queries.
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