Pew: more than a third of Americans have turned to an AI chatbot for health advice
A Pew Research Center report finds that slightly more than a third of Americans have used conversational AI for medical guidance (PCMag, 26 August). Another article says AI medical advice can also affect patients' trust in their doctors.
Who is affected and how
- doctor
- Patients increasingly arrive with information from a chatbot; this has to be handled during the visit.
- health policy
- The scale of public chatbot use justifies regulatory and patient-information steps.
Sources
- The Doctor Is Not Real. More Americans Comfortable Consulting AI for Health Info | PCMagpcmag.com · Aug 26, 2026
- The Doctor Is Not Real. More Americans Comfortable Consulting AI for Health Infoau.pcmag.com · Aug 26, 2026
- From Diagnoses to Treatments, Why Americans Use AI Chatbots for Healthpew research center · Aug 25, 2026
- Why Americans Use AI Chatbots for Health | Pew Research Centerpewresearch.org · Aug 25, 2026
- AI Medical Advice Can Affect Patient Trust in Doctorstelehealth.org · Aug 26, 2026
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