For years, CLL and other patients relied on Google’s often risky answers to medical questions, but now AI has become an even more dangerous consultant. It feigns authority (while in the small print reminding you to check with a healthcare professional) by quoting, or misquoting results and conclusions from research studies, that in this case led to a fatal outcome.
Please read this sad story about a patient whose insistence on following the counsel of Artificial Intelligence or AI probably accelerated his death from CLL: The role of AI in the death of my father. Dr. Adam Kittai who serves on CLL Society’s Medical Advisory Board, alerted me to this Substack article that misquoted the results of his research with tragic results.
There is much valuable information to be gleaned on the internet and it’s always good to do your independent research, but please check the sources of your sources. Always validate any online materials with your healthcare team. CLL Society is here to help with curated, well sourced articles. We also offer answers to your questions through our free ASK THE EXPERTS services using true CLL experts, not AI.
Hopefully this will serve as a cautionary tale to always check the sources and validity of what you read.
Stay strong. We are all in this together.
Brian Koffman MDCM (retired) MS Ed
