AI chatbots are offering cancer patients alternatives to chemo and sparking concern for health officials

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AI chatbots are offering cancer patients alternatives to chemo and sparking concern for health officials

www.independent.co.uk

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AI chatbots are offering cancer patients unsafe alternatives to chemo

www.independent.co.uk

Bots give equal weight to scientific and non-scientific sources, potentially directing sufferers away from approved treatments and preventing them from receiving the life-saving help they need, study finds

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