Generative AI’s healthcare professional role creep: a cross-sectional evaluation of publicly accessible, customised health-related GPTs
This study highlights the rapid emergence of publicly accessible, customised, health-related GPTs. The findings raise important questions about whether current AI medical device regulations are keeping pace with rapid technological advancements. The results also highlight the potential "role creep" in AI chatbots, where publicly accessible applications begin to perform - or claim to perform - functions traditionally reserved for licensed professionals, underscoring potential safety concerns.
Authors
- Benjamin Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-2336)
- Stephen Bacchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-8628)
- Ganessan Kichenadasse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-5149)
- Joshua G. Kovoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-3840)
- Andrew Rowland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-3954)
- Natansh D. Modi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3262-5374)
- Michael D. Wiese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-9242)
- Ross A. McKinnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3725-793X)
- Ashley M. Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-4378)
- Michael J. Sorich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-866X)
- Jessica M. Logan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-6908)
- Imogen Ramsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0377-7045)
- Bradley D. Menz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-5081)
- Catherine C. Paterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1249-6782)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Ballarat Health Services (AU)
- Center for Systems Biology (US)
- Act Health (AU)
- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1584348
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.58
Funders
- Tour de Cure
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Cancer Council South Australia