ChatGPT helped a girl find a rare diagnosis that doctors missed

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

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

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