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Hey, I'm working on this! If it's interesting I built DoctorChat: https://doctor-chat.com/ https://doctor-chat.com/ You can chat messages on WhatsApp, SMS, and

Hey, I'm working on this! If it's interesting I built DoctorChat: https://doctor-chat.com/ https://doctor-chat.com/ You can chat messages on WhatsApp, SMS, and now a ChatGPT plugin to query a vector database of health information (Pinecone) and respond with GPT-4 for higher quality results than default ChatGPT. The chatbot then prompts the person messaging to verify results with a real doctor and offers to connect them to a Doctor that I'm working with. I was doing fieldwork and would get sick in foreign countries where I didn't know the language. My friends would drag my food-poisoned body to a hospital where they inevitably would try to give me prescriptions that I wasn't familiar with and wanted to double check. I wanted to build for myself a WhatsApp bot that I could text while I travel to verify health information in low-bandwidth internet situations. I shared it with some friends, and they shared the WhatsApp contact with other friends and family, and now it's being used by people in about 10 countries around the world, in several languages. Would love any feedback if you try it out! The phone number for SMS/WhatsApp is +1 402.751.9396 Or link to WhatsApp if easier: https://wa.link/levyx9 https://wa.link/levyx9

mattnewton 3y ago
I am sure you have thought about this, but curious how you are handling safeguards for crises that might require people to intervene, like rare conditions that nonetheless require medical attention or mental health problems that pose imminent risk of self harm.
- lukehollis 3y ago
  It's a really serious issue, and we've tested many of those types of questions/messages, but you can test for yourself also if you want. We state that it definitely shouldn't be used for emergency situations, and the chatbot tries to provide medical information and recommend anything else to a healthcare professional. But also it can be dangerous when you don't have access to medical information. The first friend that started testing the WhatsApp bot lives in the Sinai desert in Egypt where it's really hard to get to a clinic to ask questions. It's kind of similar in rural Nebraska where I grew up. We're taking things one step at a time and trying to provide the best services that we're able.
lukehollis 3y ago
Our API if you want to test out the ChatGPT plugin that I built for yourself is here: https://chatgpt-api.doctor-chat.com/ https://chatgpt-api.doctor-chat.com/ -- but maximum 15 people can test.

mattnewton 3y ago

I am sure you have thought about this, but curious how you are handling safeguards for crises that might require people to intervene, like rare conditions that nonetheless require medical attention or mental health problems that pose imminent risk of self harm.

lukehollis 3y ago
It's a really serious issue, and we've tested many of those types of questions/messages, but you can test for yourself also if you want. We state that it definitely shouldn't be used for emergency situations, and the chatbot tries to provide medical information and recommend anything else to a healthcare professional. But also it can be dangerous when you don't have access to medical information. The first friend that started testing the WhatsApp bot lives in the Sinai desert in Egypt where it's really hard to get to a clinic to ask questions. It's kind of similar in rural Nebraska where I grew up. We're taking things one step at a time and trying to provide the best services that we're able.

lukehollis 3y ago

Our API if you want to test out the ChatGPT plugin that I built for yourself is here: https://chatgpt-api.doctor-chat.com/ https://chatgpt-api.doctor-chat.com/ -- but maximum 15 people can test.