Introducing AnatomyGPT: A customized artificial intelligence application for anatomical sciences education
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.A new AI tool, AnatomyGPT, shows promise as an intelligent tutoring system for anatomy education. It demonstrated comparable accuracy to ChatGPT and provided valuable citations, unlike the standard application.
Area Of Science
- Anatomical Sciences Education
- Artificial Intelligence in Education
Background
- Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly relevant in anatomical sciences education.
- Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs), customizable versions of ChatGPT, have potential as intelligent tutoring systems.
- Limited research exists on GPTs for anatomy learning.
Purpose Of The Study
- To describe the design of AnatomyGPT, a customized AI application for anatomy education.
- To explore the performance of AnatomyGPT compared to ChatGPT.
Main Methods
- AnatomyGPT was configured using GPT Builder with open-source textbooks and pedagogical instructions.
- Performance was evaluated using National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) sample items.
- Responses were assessed for accuracy, rationales, and citations.
Main Results
- AnatomyGPT achieved high scores on NBME sample items across Gross Anatomy, Embryology, Histology, and Neuroscience, comparable to ChatGPT.
- AnatomyGPT provided citations, while ChatGPT did not.
- Both GPTs provided rationales for all items.
Conclusions
- The customized AnatomyGPT shows preliminary potential as an intelligent tutoring system.
- AnatomyGPT's ability to generate citations offers an advantage over standard ChatGPT.
- Instructors and students may benefit from creating custom GPTs for anatomy education.
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