The utility of ChatGPT in generating patient-facing and clinical responses for melanoma.

To the Editor: Due to the evolving diagnostic and treatment landscape for melanoma, it is imperative that patients are empowered with information to actively participate in their care. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the way information is disseminated and has sparked inquiries into its implications within the medical field. 1 Sarraju A. Bruemmer D. Van Iterson E. Cho L. Rodriguez F. Laffin L. Appropriateness of cardiovascular disease prevention recommendations obtained from a popular online chat-based artificial intelligence model. JAMA. 2023; 329: 842-844https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.1044 Crossref PubMed Scopus (40) Google Scholar One such example is Open AI's ChatGPT, a large language model packaged in a generative pretrained transformer (GPT) that produces conversational text in response to a prompt. 2 Haupt C.E. Marks M. AI-generated medical advice—GPT and beyond. JAMA. 2023; 329: 1349-1350https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.5321 Crossref PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar Much as patients currently often use internet searches such as Google, they are likely to turn to increasingly readily available sources of information, such as ChatGPT, to understand their medical conditions. To evaluate resources in the dermatologic context, we evaluated the appropriateness, applicability to clinical care, accuracy, and comprehensibility of ChatGPT 4.0 responses to inquiries regarding melanoma care.