ChatGPT and similar models in higher medical education of China: refuse or embrace?

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is promoting the transformation of medical practice and medical education. Many countries including America and China have incorporated the development of AI into its national strategy, advocating and promoting the integration of AI education into medical education, enabling medical students to understand and accept the concept of AI and its technical advantages, as well as cultivating future medical personnel to use AI related technologies to assist clinical decision-making and improve the efficiency and quality of diagnosis and treatment. ChatGPT, one of the most popular AI programs at the moment and released by OpenAI company at the end of 2022, is a language model based on natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. It is the latest achievement of artificial intelligence natural language processing tools and will be continuously updated. Once launched, ChatGPT quickly became the focus of global attention, and triggered discussions on college education in ChatGPT. This article looks forward to the potential role and limitations of ChatGPT and similar models in medical education in the future from its application scenarios and limitations.