ChatGPT Health goes live for every US adult amid OpenAI lawsuit

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health feature is now live for all users over 18 years old in the US. That’s across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans.

The feature comes one day after a Florida pastor sued the company over a suggestion he says almost cost him his life.

Millions of people are already feeding medical questions into the chatbot. OpenAI’s own terms still warn against relying on it for diagnosis or treatment.

OpenAI widens ChatGPT Health across every conversation

Until now, users searching for health answers had to operate within a dedicated hub. That hub was a pilot launched by OpenAI in January. The restriction is gone, and ChatGPT can now pull from a user’s connected health data during any conversation. In a normal conversation, if asked about food or allergies, it can use information the user has associated with those topics.

OpenAI said its testing found most health activity was happening outside the hub anyway, at a rate of 70%. Weekly health-related questions have increased from 230 million in January to 300 million now, said OpenAI. Logged-in users in the US on the web and iOS will get access this week as it rolls out. The feature isn’t yet in OpenAI’s coding tool, Codex.

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