Mitigating the Burden of Meningitis Outbreak; ChatGPT and Google Bard Recommendations for the General Populations: General Practitioners and Pediatricians

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Ameer M. Salih
Bilal A. Mohammed
Karzan M. Hasan
Fattah H. Fattah
Zana B. Najmadden
Fahmi H. Kakamad
Soran M. Ahmed
Honar Othman Kareem
Shvan H. Mohammed
Berun A. Abdalla
Suhaib H. Kakamad

Keywords

Artificial intelligence, AI, ChatGPT PLUS, Google Bard, Meningitis, Outbreak

Abstract

Introduction


ChatGPT and Bard are large language models, both are artificial intelligence designed to understand natural language and generate human-like responses to text-based inputs. The aim of this study is to assess the ChatGPT and Bard Recommendations for the general populations; general practitioners and pediatricians for reducing the burden of meningitis outbreaks.


Methods


We asked ChatGPT PLUS and Bard, on 5 April 2023 for their advice and recommendations in controlling the meningitis outbreak, the same question was repeated three times, one for the general population, one for the general practitioners, and the last one for the pediatricians. The responses were recorded, compared assessed.


Results


ChatGPT and Bard replied to the three questions with general advice including early recognition of the disease, insisting on the vaccination, strict hygiene, infection control strategy, and staying up to date about the latest developments regarding the outbreak.


Conclusion


ChatGPT and Bard have the potential to be valuable tools for the general population during outbreaks of infectious diseases. However, advanced information for professionals might be impossible to be provided by ChatGPT PLUS and Google Bard at the time being.

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