By Cody Cottier
Publication Date: 2026-05-15 14:30:00
When Judith Miller received the results of a medical imaging study last year, the 77-year-old Wisconsin resident did what many patients do these days: She asked the AI to explain her. Claude, a Large Language Model (LLM) developed by the company Anthropic, courteously laid out possible interpretations. With the chatbot’s analysis in hand, Miller went to her follow-up appointment feeling prepared for a productive conversation with her doctor. As she puts it, Claude’s answers “allowed me to better understand my health and become more involved in shared decision-making.”
This scene has become commonplace in clinics across the country. Two recent surveys found that one-third of American adults have turned to LLMs for health information – to understand lab results, diagnose symptoms, research treatment options or inquire about prescription medications. “The use of such tools has doubled in the past year,” says Robert Wachter, a doctor at the University of California, San…
