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News1813-01-2026, 21:49

Elon Musk's Grok: AI for MRI Scans? Doctors vs. Chatbots in Healthcare

  • Elon Musk claims his AI chatbot, Grok, provided the same "clean" MRI assessment as his doctors, suggesting AI can double-check medical scans.
  • Musk highlighted an anecdotal case where Grok allegedly saved a Norwegian man's life by flagging a misdiagnosis missed by doctors.
  • He asserts that Grok's medical analysis is "quite accurate" and will improve, potentially surpassing doctors' interpretations.
  • OpenAI also launched ChatGPT Health, allowing users to link medical records, with data not used for model training to address privacy concerns.
  • Experts warn about data privacy risks when uploading sensitive medical information to general-purpose chatbots and potential biases in AI models.

Why It Matters: Elon Musk promotes Grok for medical diagnosis, sparking debate on AI's role, accuracy, privacy, and ethics in healthcare.

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