John Ayers, PhD: ChatGPT and the Future of Medicine

In this conversation, Daniel Belkin and Mitch Belkin interview John Ayers, PhD about ChatGPT and its potential to revolutionize the practice of medicine. We delve into his recent JAMA internal medicine study, which evaluated ChatGPT answers to questions posed on the subreddit r/AskDocs. We also touch on responses to his article discussed on a recent Sensible Medicine Podcast. Finally, we discuss Dr. Ayer's previous work on e-cigarettes, cannabis, and the sociology of suicide.

Who is John Ayers?

John Ayers, PhD is a computational epidemiologist who uses big data to study public health. He is the Vice Chief of Innovation in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at UCSD.

References:

• JohnwAyers.com
• ChatGPT JAMA Internal Medicine Article