In January 2024, Greg Brockman shared a tweet in which he mentioned that his wife suffered from various health issues for over 5 years before being diagnosed with a genetic disorder called Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). hEDS affects multiple body systems, so she had to see many different medical specialists focused on individual areas. Brockman argues this illustrates a need for medical tools that can provide both depth and breadth simultaneously. He suggests AGI, if developed responsibly, could be one such tool - providing reliable, personalized, and affordable healthcare by integrating insights from different medical domains.
One user pointed out that GPT-4 was able to suggest EDS after being prompted with a quote from Brockman’s tweet:
After five years of pain across many systems in her body (a broken foot from stepping off a curb, debilitating migraines, fatigue, joint pain and instability, etc), my wife was recently diagnosed with… take your best guess
Our validation required a second prompt:
Could you suggest some genetic disease?
The final answer in our case was:
While it’s important to remember that only trained medical professionals can provide a definitive diagnosis, based on the wide range of symptoms you’ve described, one possibility could be Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). EDS is a group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues — primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls. However, please consult with a healthcare professional for an accurate diagnosis.
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GPT-3.5 was less specific in its replies.