When Trinity Page uploaded a photo of his left palm to Chatgpt, he expected a curious response, not a revelation that could change his life. Page had learned that Openai’s artificial intelligence was capable of make hand readingsdetecting the lines and showing predictions of his future and the possible challenges he was going to face. To do this, Chatgpt uses the mobile camera to obtain a photograph as a context of doubts, something that is possible for several versions.
However, instead of receiving a prediction of his love life, or a warning of how to use his money, Page received a diagnosis of cancer. Proactively, Chatgpt decided to put aside the reading of the palm of the hand, and focus on an element that considered worrying: a lunar at the top of the palmnear the index finger.
“I strongly recommend that you consult with a dermatologist about that mole in La Palma,” was Chatgpt’s message, which explained that It looked like an acral lentiginous melanoma (MLA), an unusual type of skin cancer in clear skinned people, but characterized by their aggressiveness and has a worse prognosis than other melanomas.
The MLA usually appears in the palms of the hands, where it can go unnoticed until it is too late, and hence Chatgpt came to the conclusion that the lunar should be looked at by a specialist.
Page’s story went viral thanks to a short video posted on Tiktok, where he has already exceeded 5.6 million views; Among the comments, it is possible to find many users who They claim to have a similar mole and now fear for your life. However, Page herself feels calm, and has decided to follow Chatgpt’s recommendation and consult with a dermatologist; At the moment, it is not clear if Chatgpt has saved his life, since he has not yet received the results.
Anyway, this story reveals to what extent Chatgpt and others like Gemini are invading all aspects of our lives, and the great potential they have to improve them; However, there is a problem. Openai herself warns Chatgpt is not trained to give medical opinionand is not certified for medical diagnosis or designed to function as a virtual dermatologist.
It is true that there are already IAS that are able to detect cancer; Google was one of the pioneers in the medical use of this technology and obtained good results, but always with exclusive models in medicine and oncology. The models used by chatgpt and others are generalist and are trained to be able to respond about a variety of issues, but are not experts in any. It may be possible for an AI for the general public to be able to detect cancer, but they are not yet at that level.
Therefore, if you found a mole in La Palma, It is advisable to go to the doctor To look at you; But not because Chatgpt has said it, but because that is recommended whenever we discover a similar change in our skin.
