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Babylon Health erases AI test event for its chatbot doctor

Babylon Health  has removed all traces of an AI test event it held last year to promote its chatbot doctor. The company’s  GP at Hand  app, which features the chatbot and can provide a video link with a doctor, was promoted by former UK digital secretary Matt Hancock and is backed by the NHS. Furthermore, Samsung  partnered  with Babylon Health last year to integrate the service with compatible Galaxy devices Babylon Health’s AI-powered chatbot aims to provide guidance on how a patient should proceed. The idea is to reduce the pressure on the health service from patients whose symptoms could be dealt with at home. In theory, it’s a great idea and will one day be how we access healthcare. However, as AI News has  reported  in the past, it’s currently not robust enough and has presented advice which could result in fatalities. Twitter user  ‘Dr Murphy’  has been highlighting the failures of GP at Hand over the past few years.  One concerning example provi