Large language Model AI Technology Is Being Used in Some Healthcare Applications, but Is It Any Good?

by Mary Beth Nierengarten •

The Gartner Hype Cycle

The Gartner Hype Cycle includes five phases of a technology’s life cycle that provide a way for potential users of a new technology to understand its opportunities and risks. Organizations can use the cycle to decide when and how to adopt a new technology. The five phases include:

1. Innovation Trigger: Technological breakthrough or product launch.

2. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Increase in product use, but more hype than proof that the innovation can deliver.

3. Trough of Disillusionment: The original excitement wears off; early adopters report performance issues and low return on investment.

4. Slope of Enlightenment: Early adopters see benefits, and others begin to understand how to adopt the innovation.

5. Plateau of Productivity: Users see real-world benefits, and the innovation goes mainstream.

Online AI Tutorials

These online tutorials can help you gain a better understanding of how AI is being used in healthcare today:

• Artificial Intelligence in Health Care. MIT. More Advanced Course – In-Depth Look at AI in Healthcare and Future Applications. https://executive.mit.edu/course/artificial-intelligence-in-health-care/a056g00000URaaTAAT.html

• ChatGPT Tutorial for Complete Beginners 2023. Udemy. https://www.udemy.com/course/chatgpt-tutorial-for-complete-beginners-2023/?couponCode=LETSLEARNNOWPP

• Overview of AI in Healthcare: Free for American Medical Association (AMA) members. https://edhub.ama-assn.org/change-med-ed/interactive/18827029

• Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT. Vanderbilt University. Coursera. https://www.coursera.org/learn/prompt-engineering?specialization=prompt-engineering

Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical writer based in Minnesota.