Doctors remind public that AI is not a doctorBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNATaiwanese doctors warned against using artificial intelligence (AI) for health advice, after a German study showed that Google AI cited YouTube videos in answers about medicine read by billions of people each month. In comparison, reputable sources from medical doctors, health officials and academia comprised only 1 percent of the sources cited by the overview, the study said. Taiwan Municipal An-Nan Hospital head psychiatrist Chang Chun-hung (張俊鴻) said young patients are increasingly making use of generative AI for medical advice. This causes unnecessary emotional distress for patients, reduces public trust in doctors and wastes time and medical resources, he said. Checking multiple sources and comparing different answers are crucial for reading about medicine and medical conditions, Tsai added.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC