AI in Medical Research – Chatgpt and Beyond

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm and has even been referred to as the “new electricity”. 1 It powers voice assistants like Apple’s Siri and Google’s Alexa to “understand” and respond to voice commands. Recom-mendation systems in Facebook, Netflix, YouTube, and other social media platforms also use AI algorithms. AI systems are machine and software systems designed to perform functions requiring human intelligence, like face recognition, understanding language, decisionmaking, etc. It analyses large amounts of data and selflearning. 2 One of the most interesting advancements in AI is the development and success of Large Language Models (LLM). These algorithms and software are trained to generate human-like language. Currently, the most popular amongst them is Chat GPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), developed by Open AI©. While this was initially designed to have enhanced chat capabilities, it was quickly realized that it could do much more. It mesmerized young students, scholars, and researchers in various fields.