08.01.2026 14:35:00
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The company has introduced a new service, ChatGPT Health Connect, which opens the way to integrating large language models with medical data and wellness applications.
According to The Verge, the initiative is aimed at easing the work of doctors and providing patients with more personalized recommendations.
OpenAI encourages users to connect their personal medical records and apps such as Apple Health, Peloton, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, and Function to receive more informed answers to health‑related questions.
ChatGPT will be able to analyze lab results, visit summaries, and clinical history; use MyFitnessPal and Weight Watchers for nutrition guidance; Apple Health for data on movement, sleep, and activity; and Function for interpreting laboratory tests.
The main idea of the project is to create a convenient interface for interaction between patients, doctors, and medical systems.
ChatGPT Health Connect can process large volumes of information, speeding up diagnostics and helping doctors make decisions. In the long term, this may reduce the workload on specialists and improve treatment accuracy. OpenAI states that the system will be compatible with existing medical platforms and adaptable to different clinics and standards.
However, alongside the advantages, serious concerns arise. The risk of hallucinations — AI generating inaccurate or fabricated data — remains a key problem. In medicine, such errors could lead to incorrect diagnoses or dangerous recommendations.
Moreover, the use of AI involves handling sensitive personal information, requiring strict legal and regulatory safeguards. The World Health Organization warned back in 2023 that AI adoption is happening rapidly, often without full understanding of how it works, and may bring both benefits and harm.
WHO Director‑General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that artificial intelligence opens vast opportunities for healthcare — from cancer treatment to tuberculosis diagnosis — but also carries risks: ethical violations in data collection, cybersecurity threats, and the spread of errors.
At the same time, the organization released its first guidance on regulating AI and realizing its potential in critical areas of medicine, aiming to minimize risks associated with the technology.
