Manage Your Health with ChatGPT... OpenAI Launches "ChatGPT Health"

Advice on Test Results, Diet, and Exercise Routines Available
Enhanced Privacy Protection for Health Information Applied

OpenAI announced on January 8 that it has launched a new feature called "ChatGPT Health" to assist users in managing their health.

Through ChatGPT Health, users can receive everyday health-related assistance. For example, they can better understand their test results based on their health information and context, or receive advice on diet and exercise routines.

OpenAI announced on the 8th that it has launched a new feature called 'ChatGPT Health' to assist users in managing their health. Photo by OpenAI

This feature is focused on helping users understand their own health status and continue managing their health. According to OpenAI, more than 230 million users ask health-related questions through ChatGPT every week.

Users can enter medical reports or connect external apps such as Apple Health and MyFitnessPal to receive personalized support. ChatGPT Health is centered on supporting the understanding of everyday questions and identifying health patterns, rather than providing diagnoses or treatment.

Given that health information is sensitive personal data, security has also been enhanced. To ensure users can use the service with confidence, an additional protection layer dedicated to health information has been added on top of the existing privacy framework applied to ChatGPT. In addition, a separate memory system is used so that health-related conversations and files are stored separately from general chats, and conversations that take place in the health chat window are not used for model training.

If a health-related question is detected during a general ChatGPT conversation, users are guided to switch to a dedicated health chat window for additional protection. Users can check or delete their health-related memories at any time through the health tab or the personalization menu in settings.

More than 260 physicians participated in the development of ChatGPT Health over two years. ChatGPT Health is currently being piloted with a small group of users and will gradually expand to the web and iOS over the coming weeks. Users who wish to try the service can join the waitlist.

OpenAI announced on the 8th that it has launched a new feature called "ChatGPT Health" to assist users in managing their health. Photo by OpenAI