OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health-and-wellness section designed to securely connect a user’s medical records and wellness data to the chatbot. The feature aims to deliver personalized responses such as summarizing care instructions, helping users prepare for doctor visits, and interpreting test results.
The move arrives amid ongoing debate about deploying generative AI in medical contexts. Critics have warned that guardrails can fail in long conversations, a concern tied to publicized incidents where users received questionable health guidance from AI chatbots.
OpenAI says the Health feature taps data from health apps and records while promising that conversations in this section will not be used to train its models. The company notes that more than 230 million health-related questions are asked each week, and it worked with more than 260 physicians over two years to shape ChatGPT Health.
Company spokespersons frame ChatGPT Health as a step toward a personal, all-purpose assistant rather than a substitute for medical care. They emphasize that the system is designed to support, not replace, clinical decision-making, and that privacy and security safeguards are in place for linked records.
ChatGPT Health is rolling out to a waitlist in the United States with broader access planned in the coming weeks, as OpenAI and its partners continue to navigate the balance between convenience and safety in AI-driven health guidance.
