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AI Chatbots Misdiagnose, Cite Fake Diseases

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AI chatbots are being introduced at the elementary school level, raising concerns about their reliability. This issue has been identified across multiple AI platforms. The implications for public health and trust in AI are. Users are advised to exercise caution when relying on AI for medical advice. The chatbots are generating incorrect diagnoses and fabricating medical conditions. The specific fake disease cited was not detailed in the transcripts. This poses a risk to public health by potentially misleading individuals about their conditions. Multiple AI chatbots have been observed citing a non-existent disease and providing inaccurate diagnoses for user-reported symptoms. The problem stems from the AI's tendency to generate plausible-sounding but entirely false medical information. Experts are concerned about the potential for widespread misinformation and incorrect self-diagnosis.

AI chatbots are being introduced at the elementary school level, raising concerns about their reliability. This issue has been identified across multiple AI platforms. The implications for public health and trust in AI are. Users are advised to exercise caution when relying on AI for medical advice. The chatbots are generating incorrect diagnoses and fabricating medical conditions. The specific fake disease cited was not detailed in the transcripts. This poses a risk to public health by potentially misleading individuals about their conditions. Multiple AI chatbots have been observed citing a non-existent disease and providing inaccurate diagnoses for user-reported symptoms. The problem stems from the AI's tendency to generate plausible-sounding but entirely false medical information. Experts are concerned about the potential for widespread misinformation and incorrect self-diagnosis. This development raises questions about the safety and efficacy of relying on AI for health-related queries. The accuracy of AI-driven medical advice is now under scrutiny due to these errors.

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WNYC 93.9 FM

“and as we see in society today, I mean, if whenever they knowing about AI, but to think that this is going to be introduced at the elementary level.”

Inforadio RBB

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Europe 1

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Al Jazeera Arabic Voice

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

YLE Radio 1 Finland

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Sud Radio

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

LBC London

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Radio Svoboda

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

RAI Radio 2

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“it is frightening how fast we rush into this, not thinking about the consequence of what's going to happen.”

NBC News Radio

“This could be the first step in delivering goods for public benefit.”

SAfm

“We talk about where did AI suddenly come from. We touch on one of the tools that I know a lot of professionals are using called Claude. We get into basics about Claude. We also touch on ethics and responsibility, to link with AI.”

SRF 4 News

“Umfragen zufolge hätten sie tatsächlich eine Chance, Prämie Netanyahu und seine Koalition zu besiegen. Dafür sind sie allerdings auf andere Oppositionsparteien angewiesen.”

KIRO FM Seattle

“trying to protect, you know, Matthew Stafford. Like you can clearly see.”

TBS eFM Seoul

“한 주가 되셨으면 좋겠습니다. 아리수 모닝 그룹께서 택배기사님들이나 다 짐이 많은 분들”

LBC London

“offer people who are in that position some help like this jab.”

Radio Svoboda

“зло, от которого нужно срочно избавляться. Поэтому они жили в запертии обстоятельств.”

YLE Radio 1 Finland

“satuttaa vain ihmisiä, he myös hyötyvät oikeuden mukaisuudestasi. Jumala ei vastaa pahoille.”

Europe 1

“l'étaisse. Donc je pense que c'est très important de ne pas accepter.”

Inforadio RBB

“mehr Menschen mit einbezieht, weil er hat ja jetzt ein starkes Wohltum.”

RTÉ Radio 1

“I think last year we really saw it take off. Unexpectedly expected.”

BCC News Taiwan

“希望我是那一陣風 立刻把你帶走 不要你寂寞 該放肆的大聲呼籲 你應該拒絕在人內哭 一陣風立刻就把你帶走 不要你猶中 希望我是那一陣風 立刻把你帶走 不要你寂寞 該放肆的大聲呼籲 你應該拒絕在人內哭”

Emisoras Unidas Guatemala

“de que puede haber un cambio dentro de con madurez hay que... de la institución. Sí, ahí hay información que que circula relacionada a que pues la misma estructura cercana, el círculo cercano a la actual fiscal, pueda considerar esa posibilidad. Eh y eso pues creo yo que plantea el hecho de que puede haber un cambio dentro de con madurez hay que...”

Al Jazeera Arabic

“ظل وتختبق في ظل حزب الله لا هذا يعني أن المعادل الأمن ويترسخ الجانب العسكر فيها والميداني برأيك هل هذا ما يريده بن يامين التريق؟ نعم تحياتي سيدا شوان وريضي فيك يا الكريم باعتقادي المعادل الإسرائيلية حتى انتلاقة من كلام وزير الجيش الإسرائيلي كاتس عندما يتحدث من أن جزيف عون سيتحمل مستقبل ما زيجر للبنان ويتحدث عن الحكومة اللبنانية أنها ستكون في ظل وتختبق في ظل حزب الله لا هذا يعني أن المعادل الأمن”

Iran International

“دادن باید خصارت بفردازن مهتی محمدی مشوبر ریس مجرس دار امور روپوردی کلنی روحای مستلح مرجه ارواقه اقدام در تنگه باشه در انتر کشبینی شده که حمی خصان نظاماتی که دولتهای که وکشورهای که خصارتهای به موارد کردن آسیوهای به موارد کردن منابی را از مابولوک کردن یا اقداماتی هالا ایج امره اصلا در تول این سالها انجام دادن باید خصارت بفردازن مهتی محمدی مشوبر ریس مجرس دار امور روپوردی”

Radio Maryja

“czynią to nie z braku własnego zadość uczynienia, ale ponieważ nie chcę... o litość, krzyczy tak, że zagłusza hałas naszych grzechów. Śmierci Jezusa Chrystusa zadała śmierć naszym winom. Gdzie twa zaraza o śmierci? Ci więc, którzy się zatracają, czynią to nie z braku własnego zadość uczynienia, ale ponieważ nie chcę...”

NPO Radio 1

“land kan in z'n eentje uitvanceren. Daarvoor is de economie te verbonden. dan niet zoals bij de normale V1-klima-top dagelang onderhandel tot midden in de nacht over hun gezamenlijke slotverklaring. Nou ja, er wordt wel degelijk onderhandeld, wat er niet, maar er wordt wel met elkaar echt gekeken. Nou oké, welke variëren zijn er nou? En hoe kunnen we die nou gaan beslechten met z'n allen? En dat moet je natuurlijk op nationaal niveau mooie stappen zetten, maar gezamenlijk geen enkel land kan in z'n eentje uitvanceren. Daarvoor is de economie te verbonden.”

WBUR Boston

“sometimes actually enforcement is thought to be by the drafter very impert.”

Bloomberg Radio

“secure easy concessions from Iran. on Here's Why. Podcasts. Context changes everything.”

Radio Rebelde Cuba

“¡Predo carnaval que va! ¡Suscríbete! ¡Suscríbete! preparando el camino preparando el camino”

Radio Bio Bio Chile

“para que ustedes puedan ver lo más quítito posible para que ustedes de la que se ha hecho. Yo te decía en la una una comunidad del sector norte es we churaba. ehh lo habrían ehh perseguió el camión, habría habido un seguimiento controlado, persecución en la jerga de nosotros, y habría terminado con esta bala ser acá en el sector. Estamos esperando la versión oficial, ustedes ya escuchaban que caravineros están enterando prácticamente de esto, y es por eso que está todo este procedimiento en desarrollo acá. Ehh, Lore Pablo, estoy haciéndole zoom a Vio, Vio TV para que ustedes puedan ver lo más”

ERT Trito

“σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ που είσαι σταλμαζί μας. Να ευχαριστήσω και τον Κώστακη. Νόμος και αρχηγός. Ναι, λοιπόν, η εκπομπή τελειώνει. Το μόνο που μας μένει είναι να χαίρετηθούμε, για να προλάβουμε να παίξει πιο τραγούδι. Η εστάμπα της ζωής Καρέλη που είναι αγαπημένη μου Πιήτρια, και δεν έχω λόγια για αυτό το κομμάτι. Δάξει, γιατί το έχω γράψει εγώ. Εγώ έχω μελοπίσει εγώ. Αλλά θα είναι πολύ μεγάλη πίτε για μένα. Λοιπόν, σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ που είσαι σταλμαζί μας. Να ευχαριστήσω και τον Κώστακη.”

NDR Info

“Die hygienischen Bedingungen sind teilweise katastrophal.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“going to happen. You just used the word atrophy and Jessica's article.”

NBC News Radio

“check out tablet that spins around and you're staring at a 25.”

BBC WS backup

“which I did see on Saturday it stormed the box office where”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“When Trump was elected the first time they do. sitcom as a storytelling vehicle still works and that it proves also that that comedy can still do what it has always done at its best, which is open a door, disarm an audience and change how people really see each other.”

ICI Radio-Canada

“Shore qui existait effectivement depuis 86 ans, qui a des installations à...”

KIRO FM Seattle

“trying to protect, you know, Matthew Stafford. Like you can clearly see. face. That was pretty cold. Thirteen pick like 13 in the first round. You pick a quarterback. Whoa, something. So any big needs to see Hawks have before we start the regular season need to start the dang season. I mean, the biggest need, the biggest thing that needed to be addressed was who was going to replace the Super Bowl MVP and Kenneth Walker, the third. Will that happen? That's one of those. We gotta wait and see.”

NPR

“What do you think we will see as we think about it?”

Monte Carlo Doualiya

“من فتة قصيرة بإمضاء عالم النبات رامي معلوف وحمل عنوان اللائحة والنبات نكرسه للغنة البيوروجي ضمن البيئة اللبنانية التي تطعرد لاستنزاف الموارد الخراب في لبنان يطال الإنسان والحجرة والحيوان والنبات في كتاب صدرب الإنجليزية من فتة قصيرة بإمضاء عالم النبات رامي معلوف وحمل عنوان اللائحة والنبات”

RNZ National

“loved me now I can see in your eyes that I hurt you And I know that sometimes I can be poisonous But I feel the time has arrived for us to be serious”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“What are you watching for? What do you think we will see as we think about television changing so much as we think about the role of AI, which we haven't talked of, like, where do you see this going?”

Radio Romania Intl

“Te întrebi cum să rămâi cool în orice situație? La PPC ai air condiționat într-anși ugale de la 89 de lei pe lună, direct pe Faktura de Energie.”

Al Araby Radio Qatar

“ضد اللبنان بالنسبة لي حزب الله وموضوع إيرام وعنقال اليوم ساس قاسي”

CNR Economic Voice

“好了 亲爱的我明白你的想法 你能听听我的看法吗 当然 听到你很失望我感觉这都是我的错是我让你失望了 我从来都不想让你失望 这件事情超出了我的控制我一直在努力的想办法 我不想让孩子们失望 那这个时候伊利莎白可能就会说我知道 我非常渴望能和你独处 但毕竟他们是孩子我是成年人 字幕by索兰娅”

RTM Nasional FM

“Hasutan 1948 atau 15. Tak pasti? Jangan kongsik. Terima kasih kerana menonton.”

Radio 24

“sostanzialmente che è il contributo appunto dato da recuperi 2025 dagli accertamenti.”

NPR

“innovations that's happened is with the rise of YouTube and other ways.”

Athina 9.84 FM

“ώρα, υποδέχε το Λυμπιακό στην Μονακό. Θέλει 3 νίκες για να προκριθεί.”

radioeins

“Heute Abend ab 19 Uhr im Studio 14 und auf Radio 1.”

Radio La Red Argentina

“duelos donde le costó ganarlo, le costó ganarlo, creo que pierde también.”

Monte Carlo Doualiya

“تكافح من أجل البقاء وكان أشملها التصنيف المعتماد من قبل الإتحاد الدولين”

NBC News Radio

“The latest in politics. President Trump is talking about the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondence Dinner. You know, some of these people, they may be crazy, but the night is over.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“Vassar College, and he talks about how they're of trying to wrestle. and history, you know, where that those topics can be so easily commoniered by political parties or, you know, figures. I think that's very important and I'm happy to go into the field. I think there's a critical skill set that is really necessary that can't be replaced by computers.”

ERT Proto

“σύγχρονες τεχνολογίες και αυτά, βλέπουμε γυναίκες που φτάνουν σε πάρα πολύ ύψη. και να βλέπει κάτι παραπάνω, γιατί λειπάει πέρα από αυτήν που θα δεδάξει σε οποιοδήποτε πανεπιστήμη όλο ο δυσκολίας.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“There was a web series called Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.”

Radio Mayak

“Илон Маск. Он просто задал один вопрос. Ребята, слушаю!”

Baywave FM Japan

“あるかもしれないですね 言って気軽に ではなんかこの東京パイセン… うん 最後に、パイセンのなんか、加藤株市で占めていただいていいでしょうか 東京って… 概念だから 最後に僕、片岡県太が歌う 売れる誘惑まるで人生の身を吸うように苦い目をして 名前はそうアタナならアニ忘れたの 愛した彼方 もう慣れ”

TBS eFM Seoul

“되셨으면 좋겠습니다. 아리수 모닝 그룹께서 택배기사님들이나 다 짐이 많은 분들 또 만나요!”

WDR 2

“in the depths See him surface and never a shadow feel his”

RTHK Radio 1 Hong Kong

“他自己都下五常大位 所以那些水分很多 但如果你真正能夠吃到五常大位 都是你的福氣 你說那些假米你說是哪裏出的呢 可能都是他那裏的 但就不是五常市的 是其他地方 他就 是真正的只有十分一 不是這樣沒問題的 比如說你說”

Radio Fides Bolivia

“buena atención Es buenísima, cada mes son 100 mil bolivianos y siempre”

CBN São Paulo

“sobrespeito é a guerra acabou acrescentando um trunfo para o de momente.”

CBS Standard FM Seoul

“the case of Build your church, it's your church Build your church”

Jovem Pan News

“a semana é horrível é uma riva muito difícil parece uma preguiça”

EBS FM Korea

“que a vida vem sorrindo pra nós dois Que bom ver vos...”

SRF 1 Switzerland

“never change There isn't just one way to long, I never change”

Silver Rain

“каждому россияне. Теперь и в Подмосковье. мойгектар.ру Соблазняй своими волосами, испытая рост.”

Digi FM Romania

“toată lumea, când toată lumea se taie, se taie. sunt acort catre...”

NTV Radyo

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Radio Bio Bio Chile

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Polskie Radio 24

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

ERT Trito

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

COPE

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

SBA Radio Riyadh

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

Radio Rebelde Cuba

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

WLS-AM 890 Chicago

“AI Chatbots Misdiagnose Symptoms, Cite Fake Disease”

WBUR Boston

“paradigm, because that's all we know, that's all we have. Thank you.”

Bloomberg Radio

“you think? I think now that the focus has moved to inferencing. 20% they got to beat and raise they got to do what you know Nvidia has been doing for the last two years You know and so the expectations are that cloud growth for all of the hyperscalers is really gonna be above Consensus and they will be a big beat and raise because the inferencing does correlate directly With use of cloud and and that's where the traditional cloud will still grow you know nice 20% but all that incremental”

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