Overview
- Business Insider, echoed by Reuters, reports that OpenAI is exploring consumer tools such as a generative AI health assistant and a health data aggregator.
- The exploratory effort follows healthcare-focused hires including Nate Gross as head of healthcare strategy and Ashley Alexander as vice president of health products.
- At the HLTH conference, Gross said ChatGPT draws about 800 million weekly active users, with many seeking medical guidance.
- Earlier Big Tech attempts at personal health records faltered, while ONC findings and intermediaries like Health Gorilla and Particle Health show access and standardization hurdles persist.
- OpenAI already collaborates with Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Penda Health on pharma and clinical projects, and the company declined to comment on reported consumer plans.