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When Your AI Chatbot Gives Medical Advice Without a License
Lucas and Luna examine the risks of AI-powered symptom checkers and health chatbots that provide medical advice without regulatory oversight. They focus on a 2025 study from Stanford Medicine that tested four popular symptom-checker apps—including WebMD's Symptom Checker and Babylon Health—and found they gave correct diagnoses only 32% of the time, while recommending potentially harmful actions 18% of the time. The hosts discuss the lack of FDA clearance for most health AI tools, the legal liability gap, and what this means for patients who trust AI over a real doctor. They also explore how…
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