Chatbot-provided information about alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk is inconsistent, new study finds

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A new study finds that information provided by AI chatbots about the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. The research highlights the role of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini in health information dissemination amid low public awareness.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is loosely defined as a narrow form of data-driven intelligence exhibited by machines. Generative AI (GenAI) creates new content based on learned patterns and supports online chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot. Given the low awareness of the relationship between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk in the U.S., as well as the increasing use of chatbots to find health information, a new study examined GenAI chatbot responses about alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk.