Frontiers in Medicine (Dec 2023)

The opportunities and challenges of adopting ChatGPT in medical research

  • Abeer Alsadhan,
  • Fahad Al-Anezi,
  • Asmaa Almohanna,
  • Norah Alnaim,
  • Hayat Alzahrani,
  • Reem Shinawi,
  • Hoda AboAlsamh,
  • Amal Bakhshwain,
  • Maha Alenazy,
  • Wejdan Arif,
  • Seham Alyousef,
  • Sami Alhamidi,
  • Alya Alghamdi,
  • Nour AlShrayfi,
  • Nouf Bin Rubaian,
  • Turki Alanzi,
  • Alaa AlSahli,
  • Rasha Alturki,
  • Nawal Herzallah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1259640
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the opportunities and challenges of adopting ChatGPT in medical research.MethodsA qualitative approach with focus groups is adopted in this study. A total of 62 participants including academic researchers from different streams in medicine and eHealth, participated in this study.ResultsA total of five themes with 16 sub-themes related to the opportunities; and a total of five themes with 12 sub-themes related to the challenges were identified. The major opportunities include improved data collection and analysis, improved communication and accessibility, and support for researchers in multiple streams of medical research. The major challenges identified were limitations of training data leading to bias, ethical issues, technical limitations, and limitations in data collection and analysis.ConclusionAlthough ChatGPT can be used as a potential tool in medical research, there is a need for further evidence to generalize its impact on the different research activities.

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