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Leveraging ChatGPT’s high IQ to assist doctors

Harvey Castro, MD, MBA
Tech
September 1, 2023
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The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about significant advancements in various fields, including health care. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is one such AI that has shown great promise in assisting professionals, particularly doctors, in their daily tasks. This article will discuss the average human IQ, the estimated IQs of notable individuals, the average IQ of doctors, the IQ of ChatGPT, its strengths and limitations, and how it can be leveraged to assist doctors in the health care sector.

Average human IQ

The average IQ of the general population is 100, with a standard deviation of 15. This means that most people have an IQ between 85 and 115. However, some individuals fall outside this range, with some having exceptionally high or low IQs.

IQ of notable individuals

Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates are known for their exceptional intelligence and societal contributions. While their exact IQs are not publicly known, it is estimated that Einstein had an IQ of around 160, Musk had an IQ of about 155, and Gates had an IQ of about 160.

IQ of professionals

Doctors are an example of a professional group that generally has a higher IQ than the general population. The average IQ of a doctor is approximately 125, falling within the “high average” and “superior” Wechsler classifications.

ChatGPT’s IQ

ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, has undergone various IQ tests with impressive results. Clinical psychologist Eka Roivainen assessed ChatGPT using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and found a verbal IQ of 155, superior to 99.9 percent of the test takers in the American WAIS III standardization sample.

Strengths and limitations

While ChatGPT has a high verbal IQ and can outperform humans on some tests, it fails tasks that require real humanlike reasoning or an understanding of the physical and social world. This highlights the strengths and limitations of ChatGPT. Its strength lies in its ability to process and understand complex language, making it useful for tasks such as medical transcription, answering frequently asked questions, and providing information on medical conditions. However, its limitations in real-world reasoning and understanding mean that it cannot replace human doctors in tasks that require empathy, judgment, and decision-making.

How ChatGPT can assist doctors

Medical transcription: ChatGPT can be used to transcribe medical notes, saving doctors valuable time and reducing the risk of errors.

Answering frequently asked questions: ChatGPT can be programmed to answer frequently asked patient questions, freeing up doctors to focus on more complex cases.

Providing information on medical conditions: ChatGPT can be used to provide information on medical conditions, treatments, and medications, helping to educate patients and assist doctors in providing care.

Assisting in medical research: ChatGPT can be used to process and analyze large amounts of medical data, assisting doctors in research and helping to identify patterns and trends.

Language translation: ChatGPT can translate medical documents and patient interactions, assisting doctors in communicating with patients who speak a different language.

Synergy of doctor IQ and ChatGPT

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Combining human intelligence and ChatGPT can result in better outcomes than each one alone. For example, ChatGPT could be used to develop more effective teaching methods or to create more accurate tests, while humans could provide the real-world reasoning and understanding that ChatGPT lacks.

Conclusion

While ChatGPT has limitations and cannot replace human doctors, its high IQ and language processing abilities make it a valuable tool for assisting doctors in various tasks. By leveraging the strengths of ChatGPT and combining them with human intelligence, doctors can save time, reduce errors, and provide better patient care.

Harvey Castro is a physician, health care consultant, and serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the health care industry. He can be reached on his website, harveycastromd.info, Twitter @HarveycastroMD, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. He is the author of Bing Copilot and Other LLM: Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI, Solving Infamous Cases with Artificial Intelligence, The AI-Driven Entrepreneur: Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success with Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Insights, ChatGPT and Healthcare: The Key To The New Future of Medicine, ChatGPT and Healthcare: Unlocking The Potential Of Patient Empowerment, Revolutionize Your Health and Fitness with ChatGPT’s Modern Weight Loss Hacks, and Success Reinvention.

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