Generative AI's healthcare professional role creep: a cross-sectional evaluation of publicly accessible, customised health-related GPTs.

Journal: Frontiers in public health
Published Date: May 9, 2025

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly; an important consideration is the public's increasing ability to customise foundational AI models to create publicly accessible applications tailored for specific tasks. This study aims to evaluate the accessibility and functionality descriptions of customised GPTs on the OpenAI GPT store that provide health-related information or assistance to patients and healthcare professionals.

Authors

  • Bianca Chu
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Natansh D Modi
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Bradley D Menz
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Stephen Bacchi
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia.
  • Ganessan Kichenadasse
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Department of Medical Oncology, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
  • Catherine Paterson
    Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Joshua G Kovoor
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Imogen Ramsey
    Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Jessica M Logan
    Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Michael D Wiese
    Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Ross A McKinnon
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
  • Andrew Rowland
    College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Michael J Sorich
    Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Ashley M Hopkins
    Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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