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    Pet owner claims GPT4 saved his dog's life after vet couldn't diagnose autoimmune disease

    Synopsis

    The pet owner, who goes by the name Cooper on Twitter, shared his ground-breaking experience.

    The pet owner shared the blood test results with GPT4 and the chatbot promptly shared the diagnosis.Agencies
    The pet owner shared the blood test results with GPT4 and the chatbot promptly shared the diagnosis.
    Artificial intelligence research company OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT and the newly-launched model GPT-4 have transformed how people work.

    From helping people calculate their taxes to creating website content, the AI chatbots can perform a range of tasks without a hiccup.

    Recently, GPT4 even helped a pet owner, who goes by the name Cooper, save his pooch's life. He took to Twitter to share his ground-breaking experience.

    His thread - from the Twitter handle @peakcooper - began, "GPT4 saved my dog's life."

    In a series of tweets, Cooper revealed that his pet Sassy, who is a Border Collie, had been suffering from tick-borne disease and anaemia, which was being treated. Her condition seemed to be improving, but things took a turn for the worse after a few days.

    Cooper noticed Sassy's gums were pale in colour and she was rushed to the veterinarian. The blood test came in which showed that she was suffering from a severe form of anaemia, "even worse" than she had on the first day.


    Despite several tests, the vet couldn't rule out any other co-infections associated with tick-borne diseases. "At this point, the dog's condition was getting worse and worse, and the vet had no clue what it could be. They suggested we wait and see what happens, which wasn't an acceptable answer to me, so we rushed to another clinic to get a second opinion," he shared in one of his posts.

    Desperate to find a solution, Cooper turned to GPT4. "It occurred to me that medical diagnostics seemed like the sort of thing GPT4 could potentially be really good at, so I described the situation in great detail. I gave it the actual transcribed blood test results from multiple days, and asked for a diagnosis."


    Within seconds, the chatbot compiled its report, with the "I am not a veterinarian..." disclaimer. The pet owner was impressed with the accurate interpretation. "Its interpretation was spot on, and it suggested there could be other underlying issues contributing to the anaemia," his tweet read.

    Cooper asked GPT4 about the "other underlying issues" that fit Sassy's condition, and it was ready with a list of options. "I knew the 4DX test ruled out other coinfections, and an ultrasound ruled out internal bleeding, so that left us with one single diagnosis that fit everything so far: IMHA," he wrote alongside screenshots of his interaction with the chatbot.


    Cooper sought a second opinion for another vet and asked if GPT4's analysis of IMHA (Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia), an autoimmune disease common in the breed where the body attacks its red blood cells.

    "The vet agreed that it's a possible diagnosis. They drew blood, where they noticed visible agglutination. After numerous other tests, the diagnosis was confirmed. GPT4 was right," Cooper added.

    The second vet started Sassy on the correct course of treatment. Now, the Border Collie has made a full recovery. Alongside a picture of Sassy, Cooper explained, "Note that both of these diseases are very common. Babesiosis is the number one tick-borne disease, and IMHA is a common complication of it, especially for this breed."


    Impressed with GPT4's interpretation of the blood test results, Cooper is excited to see how AI can change the future of medical diagnostics in the next 20 years. He also said that GPT-3.5 couldn't make a proper diagnosis, but GPT4 was able to.

    "I don't know why the first vet couldn't make the correct diagnosis, either incompetence or poor management. GPT-3.5 couldn't place the proper diagnosis, but GPT4 was smart enough to do it. I can't imagine what medical diagnostics will look like 20 years from now. The most impressive part was how well it read and interpreted the blood test results. I simply transcribed the CBC test values from a piece of paper, and it gave a step-by-step explanation and interpretation along with the reference ranges (which I confirmed all correct)," he shared in his post.


    Cooper also said that he is happy to share Sassy's medical records with OpenAI if they wish to research more. "If OpenAI needs more info for research purposes, I have Sassy's (the lucky dog's) entire medical records and blood test results ready to share. Thread of entire process reaching the correct diagnostic, without any guidance or hinting from my side: simply stating facts and asking 'what is the most likely?'," he concluded his thread.


    Cooper has shared several screenshots of his conversation with GPT4 on Twitter.

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