The Emerging Role of Large Language Model Chatbots in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy

Chatbots based on large language models (LLMs) are rapidly emerging in the field of medicine, extending their applications to gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy. A growing body of evidence is highlighting their potential role in educating healthcare professionals, generating scientifically valid medical information for patients, assisting in diagnostic decision-making, and providing academic support for the formulation of research projects and questions.

This research topic aims to gather the latest findings on the application of LLMs in the field of digestive diseases, covering a wide range of potential uses. Despite some initial evidence already being available, it is still necessary to evaluate the full potential of LLM chatbots in the field of digestive diseases and digestive endoscopy. A research topic like this could channel this type of research, which has also experienced exponential growth over the past two years.

This research topic is open to articles focusing on LLM chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) in the field of gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy. We welcome original research, study protocols, perspective manuscripts and systematic reviews.

Keywords: LLM, ChatGPT, Gastroenterology, Digestive endoscopy, Artificial intelligence

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