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Can we trust health advice from AI chatbots?

Can we trust health advice from AI chatbots?

Update: 2025-11-19
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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20 am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Today: A growing number of Americans are asking AI chatbots for health advice, but only a fraction say they actually trust the information provided.

It's a key factor in the exploding tele-health industry and to tell us more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Dr. Ben Tolchin, director of the Center for Clinical Ethics at Yale New Haven Health. He's also a professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine.
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Can we trust health advice from AI chatbots?

Can we trust health advice from AI chatbots?