Using ChatGPT for medical education: the technical perspective.

Journal: BMC medical education
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The chatbot application Bennie and the Chats was introduced due to the outbreak of COVID-19, which is aimed to provide substitution for teaching conventional clinical history-taking skills. It was implemented with DialogFlow with preset responses, which consists of a large constraint on responding to different conversations. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, such as the recent introduction of ChatGPT, offers innovative conversational experiences with computer-generated responses. It provides an idea to develop the second generation of Bennie and the Chats. As the epidemic slows, it can become an assisting tool for students as additional exercise. In this work, we present the second generation of Bennie and the Chats with ChatGPT, which provides room for flexible and expandable improvement.

Authors

  • Kwan Yin Chan
    Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. kychan@cs.hku.hk.
  • Tsz Hon Yuen
    Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
  • Michael Co
    Centre for Education and Training, Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.