ChatGPT Helped a Girl Find a Rare Diagnosis That Doctors Missed

23-year-old Phoebe from the UK lived for a long time with severe symptoms — seizures, movement problems, loss of sensation. But doctors repeatedly dismissed it as an anxiety disorder.

She described her symptoms to ChatGPT and got an unexpected answer. The neural network suggested a rare genetic disease — hereditary spastic paraplegia. It was later confirmed by DNA tests.

Now the girl openly shares her story and is raising funds for a specialized wheelchair. This case again raises an uncomfortable question: where exactly is the line between a tool and a replacement for a doctor?