OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Health, Exec Claims Models Reason 'Better Than Clinicians'
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-07-24
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Health to all U.S. users, allowing people to connect medical records and health-tracking data like Apple Health for personalized insights.
During a briefing, Ashley Alexander, VP of health product at OpenAI, made a bold claim that the company's models "are now capable of reasoning at levels that are better than clinician level."
When pressed on this assertion, OpenAI health lead Karan Singhal attempted to temper the statement. He noted that while one should be cautious about claiming superiority over human doctors, individual studies have pointed to instances where the models outperformed clinicians.
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