%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-3762
%I JMIR Publications
%V 10
%N 
%P e50869
%T Patients, Doctors, and Chatbots
%A Erren,Thomas C
%+ Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Prevention Research, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Berlin-Kölnische Allee 4, Köln (Zollstock), 50937, Germany, 49 022147876780, tim.erren@uni-koeln.de
%K chatbot
%K ChatGPT
%K medical advice
%K ethics
%K patients
%K doctors
%D 2024
%7 4.1.2024
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Med Educ
%G English
%X Medical advice is key to the relationship between doctor and patient. The question I will address is “how may chatbots affect the interaction between patients and doctors in regards to medical advice?”  I describe what lies ahead when using chatbots and identify questions galore for the daily work of doctors. I conclude with a gloomy outlook, expectations for the urgently needed ethical discourse, and a hope in relation to humans and machines.
%M 38175695
%R 10.2196/50869
%U https://mededu.jmir.org/2024/1/e50869
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/50869
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38175695