Example:

If you had migraine headaches, you could:

A: Ask Chat GPT "how do I make my migraine headaches go away?" The AI searches through millions of web entries and puts together a reasonably coherent set of suggestions. These suggestions, of course, have little to do with your specific situation, even if you gave the AI a five-thousand word essay on your history and symptoms. There's the haystack!

Oh, one more minor thing: All the data that the AI is searching doesn't happen to include what actually causes migraines and how to successfully treat them. This isn't known. If it was, you'd have had your headaches cured years ago. This caveat applies to ALL chronic health problems. So asking the AI about your hormones, blood pressure, fatigue or sleep will get you a summary of data that doesn't include actual solutions.

B: I could use direct testing of your nervous system, labs, my doctorate in healthcare, 30 years of experience, tremendous amounts of additional study and education, and some very finely honed observational skills to find the needle (and help the patient regain their health, also resulting in a resolution of the migraines).

Imagine my dismay after designing a correct treatment program, only to have my patient tell me they plan to do something completely different based on a Chat GPT query.

Another point: I've spent the last 30 years actually helping patients recover from chronic health conditions. In other words, I DO know how to get this done, whereas the data being searched by the AI doesn't include this information.

AI research for specific health conditions can lead to massive failure and trouble.

What's the solution?

The "Dr. Google" and "Chat GPT" phenomenon is a problem for doctors of every persuasion. I've even seen signs warning people of this trap on the walls in my veterinarian's office.

My recommendations for AI / Google research:

Unless you have a definitive medical diagnosis and are looking for medical or scientific disease-specific information about this, querying health questions will most likely result in a negative outcome. I can say this because I've tested it out: there is no chance of finding reliable information you KNOW is accurate FOR YOU by doing queries on health problems.

Most people do better concentrating on positive actions to heal, such as stress reduction, being active, eating healthy foods, and being as involved as possible in their lives. Random internet research on symptoms (just about any symptom can have an almost unlimited number of causes—especially on the internet!) can cause anxiety, stress, and confusion.

The time you spend with your doctor is incredibly valuable to you. I recommend spending every minute in a positive and productive activity aimed at you recovering your health. Don't waste time making your doctor debunk false internet information.

A replacement for AI:

Find a well-educated, experienced, holistically-minded doctor to help you with your health problems. This is your excellent source for all information regarding your health problems. This solution will give you the best chance of getting well and staying that way without being made anxious and confused by a fire hose of false, misleading, and irrelevant information from the internet.