DR ELLIE CANNON, pictured, took part in an experiment where she and an AI chat bot were asked to answer several readers questions about their medical complaints, with some surprising results.
And to cope with this, GPs are making increasing use of the digital tools at their disposal – whether it be telephone appointments, photographs of skin problems or video calls. The Mail on Sunday developed a fascinating experiment to put this to the test, pitching our GP columnist Dr Ellie Cannon against a popular AI chatbot launched last year, called ChatGPT.