Case study links ChatGPT health advice to rare metal poisoning in 60-year-old man
PHILADELPHIA, USA: A newly published medical case study has detailed how health guidance from ChatGPT allegedly contributed to a rare case of bromism, a form of metal poisoning caused by prolonged sodium bromide consumption, in a 60-year-old man according to the report published by NDTV's Gadgets360.
The report, appearing in Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases under the title “A Case of Bromism Influenced by Use of Artificial Intelligence,” describes how the patient developed symptoms including psychosis, paranoia, hallucinations, insomnia, fatigue, ataxia and skin changes after three months of substituting sodium chloride (table salt) with sodium bromide in his diet.
According to the patient, he made the switch after asking ChatGPT for alternatives to sodium chloride. The study suggests that either GPT-3.5 or GPT-4 generated a response listing bromide as an option, without a clear medical warning or follow-up questions about the intended use. While the researchers could not access the original chat log, they note that their own tests with ChatGPT 3.5 produced similar answers.
Medical staff diagnosed bromism after sedation, toxicology testing and consultation with the Poison Control Department and the man's symptoms improved after three weeks of treatment.
The authors have cautioned that AI chatbots can produce scientific inaccuracies, lack critical medical judgment and spread misinformation. OpenAI, when contacted, pointed to its terms of use, which explicitly warn users not to rely on ChatGPT as a substitute for professional advice.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
