ChatGPT—Preliminary Overview with Implications for Medicine and Oncology

Purvish M. Parikh; Dinesh M. Shah; Urvish G. Parikh; Ajit Venniyoor; Govind Babu; Apurva Garg; Hemant Malhotra

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1768985

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2023; 44(04): 377-383
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768985

Review Article

ChatGPT—Preliminary Overview with Implications for Medicine and Oncology

Purvish M. Parikh

¹Department of Clinical Hematology, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Dinesh M. Shah

²Department of Interventional Cardiology, Michigan Physicians Group, Troy, Michigan, United States

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Urvish G. Parikh

³Nirvana Health, New York, New York, United States

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Ajit Venniyoor

⁴Department of Oncology, National Oncology Centre, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

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Govind Babu

⁵Department of Medical Oncology, St. John's Medical College Hospital and HCG Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Apurva Garg

⁶Department of Head Neck Oncosurgery, Vishesh Jupiter Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Hemant Malhotra

⁷Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Ram Cancer Center, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

This review provides an overview about the OpenAI system's natural language chat bot called ChatGPT. It focuses on the preliminary assessment of its unique features, advantages, limitations, role in manuscript writing, value in oncology, and future implications.

Keywords

artificial intelligence - chat bots - technology - harm - replacing workers

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