Story by Brooke Steinberg • Monday
Artificial intelligence really can do some things humans can’t.
One man posted on Twitter that ChatGPT saved his dog’s life with a correct diagnosis after vets couldn’t figure out the problem.
Twitter user @peakcooper, who goes by Cooper on the platform, wrote that his dog was diagnosed with a tick-borne disease and started treatment for it, but his Border Collie Sassy’s health just got worse.
Cooper noticed Sassy’s gums were very pale and took her back to the vet, which revealed more severe anemia than before — but results came back negative for co-infections associated with a tick-borne disease.
Sassy’s condition kept deteriorating, and the vet had no clue what it was, he explained in a multi-part Twitter thread. So, instead of waiting to see what happens as advised, Cooper went to get a second opinion.
Meanwhile, Cooper decided to see what ChatGPT4 could do and entered the dog’s bloodwork into the program to ask for a diagnosis.
GPT4 saved my dog’s life.
After my dog got diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, the vet started her on the proper treatment, and despite a serious anemia, her condition seemed to be improving relatively well.
After a few days however, things took a turn for the worse
The chatbot started with a disclaimer that it’s not a veterinarian but suggested that the blood work and test results could be due to different underlying conditions and could be suffering from immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA).
Once at the second vet, Cooper asked if it could be IMHA, and after many tests, the doctor confirmed that ChatGPT4 was correct.
Cooper was able to start Sassy on the proper treatment, and now how she’s almost made a full recovery.
“Note that both of these diseases are very common. Babesiosis is the #1 tick-borne disease, and IMHA is a common complication of it, especially for this breed,” Cooper specified.
Cooper said he wasn’t sure why the first vet couldn’t correctly diagnose the pup and chalked it up to either incompetence or poor management.
“GPT-3.5 couldn’t place the proper diag., but GPT4 was smart enough to do it,” Cooper shared. “I can’t imagine what medical diagnostics will look like 20 years from now.”
ChatGPT4 was just released on March 14.
Here’s a reproduction of the entire diagnostic from start to finish.
Consists of me stating symptoms and facts, at certain points telling it which tests were ran, and asking the AI for its opinion on what is the most likely option until getting the complete diagnosis.
Cooper also shared the conversation with the AI chatbot that diagnosed the dog from start to finish.
“Note that other than telling it which tests were actually ran, there is no guidance from me or trying to steer it in a certain direction, simply asking it what is the most likely option,” Cooper wrote.
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