How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?

Purpose This study aims to assess the performance of 4 generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms—Gemini (formerly Bard), Bing, GPT-4, and Wrtn—in answering questions about colon cancer in the Korean language. Two main research questions guided this study. First, which AI platform provides th...

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Main Author: Sun Huh
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Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2024-00122-0017.pdf
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description Purpose This study aims to assess the performance of 4 generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms—Gemini (formerly Bard), Bing, GPT-4, and Wrtn—in answering questions about colon cancer in the Korean language. Two main research questions guided this study. First, which AI platform provides the most accurate answers? Second, can these AI-generated answers be reliably used to educate patients and their families about colon cancer? Methods Ten questions selected by the author were posed to the 4 generative AI platforms on February 22, 2024. Two colorectal surgeons in Korea, each with over 20 years of clinical experience, independently evaluated the answers provided by these generative AI platforms. Results The generative AI platforms scored an average of 5.5 out of 10 points. Wrtn achieved the highest score at 6 points, followed by GPT-4 and Gemini, each with 5.5, and Bing, scoring 5 points. The weighted κ for inter-rater reliability was 0.597 (P<0.001). The generative AI platforms performed well in explaining the occult blood test for cancer screening, keyhole surgery, and dietary recommendations for cancer prevention. However, they demonstrated significant limitations in answering more complex topics, such as estimating survival rates following surgery, choosing targeted therapy after surgery, and accurately reporting the mortality rate due to colon cancer in Korea. Conclusion The findings suggest that using these generative AI platforms as educational resources for patients and their families regarding colon cancer is premature. Further training on colorectal diseases is required before these AI platforms can be considered reliable information sources for the general public in Korea.
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spelling doaj-art-7e5218ad919e4e79a486a5506dd67f7b2025-08-20T03:28:43ZengKorean Society of ColoproctologyAnnals of Coloproctology2287-97142287-97222025-06-0141319019710.3393/ac.2024.00122.00172104How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?Sun HuhPurpose This study aims to assess the performance of 4 generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms—Gemini (formerly Bard), Bing, GPT-4, and Wrtn—in answering questions about colon cancer in the Korean language. Two main research questions guided this study. First, which AI platform provides the most accurate answers? Second, can these AI-generated answers be reliably used to educate patients and their families about colon cancer? Methods Ten questions selected by the author were posed to the 4 generative AI platforms on February 22, 2024. Two colorectal surgeons in Korea, each with over 20 years of clinical experience, independently evaluated the answers provided by these generative AI platforms. Results The generative AI platforms scored an average of 5.5 out of 10 points. Wrtn achieved the highest score at 6 points, followed by GPT-4 and Gemini, each with 5.5, and Bing, scoring 5 points. The weighted κ for inter-rater reliability was 0.597 (P<0.001). The generative AI platforms performed well in explaining the occult blood test for cancer screening, keyhole surgery, and dietary recommendations for cancer prevention. However, they demonstrated significant limitations in answering more complex topics, such as estimating survival rates following surgery, choosing targeted therapy after surgery, and accurately reporting the mortality rate due to colon cancer in Korea. Conclusion The findings suggest that using these generative AI platforms as educational resources for patients and their families regarding colon cancer is premature. Further training on colorectal diseases is required before these AI platforms can be considered reliable information sources for the general public in Korea.http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2024-00122-0017.pdfartificial intelligencecolorectal surgerycolonic neoplasmsinformation sourcessurgeons
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How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
Annals of Coloproctology
artificial intelligence
colorectal surgery
colonic neoplasms
information sources
surgeons
title How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
title_full How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
title_fullStr How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
title_full_unstemmed How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
title_short How appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms, including GPT-4, Gemini, Bing, and Wrtn, answer questions about colon cancer in the Korean language?
title_sort how appropriately can generative artificial intelligence platforms including gpt 4 gemini bing and wrtn answer questions about colon cancer in the korean language
topic artificial intelligence
colorectal surgery
colonic neoplasms
information sources
surgeons
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