Re:ChatGPT Health
by roger_ on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:01PM
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I’d rather have all my health data be used in a way that can actually help me, even with a risk of a breach or misuse, than having it in a folder somewhere doing nothing.
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Re:ChatGPT Health
by SiempreViernes on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:07PM
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You're supposed to share it with a doctor you trust, if nobody qualified asked for it it's probably because it's no longer relevant.
I’ve had mixed experiences with doctors. Often times they’re glancing at my chart for two minutes before an appointment and that’s the extent of their concern for me.
I’ve also lived in places where I don’t have a choice in doctor.
Re:ChatGPT Health
by ThatMedicIsASpy on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:25PM
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It can also help you in not getting a job because your health data says you'll be sick in 6 months.
Re:ChatGPT Health
by squeaky-clean on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:15PM
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It would be absolutely amazing if any sort of tech could say that I'm going to have a serious health problem 6 months ahead of time.
How do you think insurance premiums are calculated?
Re:ChatGPT Health
by simianwords on Thursday January 08, 2026 @03:05AM
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How are they calculated? Based on what data? Your google searches? If they don't use goolge search history, why would they use chatgpt history?
Re:ChatGPT Health
by rainonmoon on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:21AM
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Yeah man, when would technology ever be abused to monitor health data. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/period-tracking-apps-ou...
In general, health insurance companies (at least in the US) are pretty much prevented from using any health data to set premiums. In fact, many US states prevent insurers from charge smokers higher premiums.
(Life insurance companies are different.)
Re:ChatGPT Health
by simianwords on Thursday January 08, 2026 @03:05AM
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How do you think that can happen realistically? Like seriously can you explain clearly how the data from ChatGPT gets to your employer?
Re:ChatGPT Health
by rainonmoon on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:14AM
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It doesn't have to get to your employer, it just has to get to the enormous industry of grey-market data brokers who will supply the information to a third-party who will supply that information to a third-party who perform recruitment-based analytics which your employer (or their contracted recruitment firm) uses. Employers already use demographic data to bias their decisions all the time. If your issue is "There's no way conversations with ChatGPT would escape the interface in the first place," are you... familiar with Web 2.0?
Edit: Literally on the HN front page right now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46528353