Microsoft Copilot Allegedly Provides Unsafe Medical Advice with High Risk of Severe Harm
April 25, 2024
Microsoft Copilot, when asked medical questions, was reportedly found to provide accurate information only 54% of the time, according to European researchers (citation provided in editor's notes). Analysis by the researchers reported that 42% of Copilot's responses could cause moderate to severe harm, with 22% of responses posing a risk of death or severe injury.
- Alleged deployer
- microsoft-copilot, microsoft
- Alleged developer
- microsoft
- Alleged harmed parties
- people-seeking-medical-advice, microsoft-copilot-users, general-public
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/838
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