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Polly Thompson1, Richard Thornton, Conor M Ramsden
1From the The West of England Eye Unit, Royal Devon University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom (Thompson, Ramsden); Royal Eye Infirmary, Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom (Thornton); The University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom (Ramsden).
Purpose:
To evaluate leaflets on cataract surgery produced by 7 common free chatbots.
Setting:
UK-based ophthalmologists carrying out online research.
Design:
Data were collected from the responses of 7 freely available online chatbots.
Methods:
Analysis of answers given by 7 chatbots (Bing AI, chatGPT 3.5, chatGPT 4o, ChatSonic, Google Bard, Perplexity, and Pi) was prompted to "make a patient information leaflet on cataract surgery." Answers were evaluated using the DISCERN instrument, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), presence of misinformation, the Flesch-Kincaid Grade level readability score, and material reliability.
Results:
The highest overall scored response was from ChatSonic, followed by Bing AI and then Perplexity. The lowest scoring was ChatGPT 3.5. ChatSonic achieved the highest DISCERN and PEMAT scores, and had the highest Flesch-Kincaid Grade level. The lowest DISCERN and PEMAT scores were for Pi. Only ChatGPT 3.5 included some misinformation in its response. Bing AI, ChatSonic, and Perplexity included reliable references; the other chatbots provided no references.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates a range of answers given by chatbots creating a cataract surgery leaflet, suggesting variation in their development and reliability. ChatGPT 3.5 scored the most poorly. However, ChatSonic indicated promise in how technology may be used to assist information giving in ophthalmology.
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