Drew Housman and wife used ChatGPT in a six-year fertility search, then conceived naturally
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In a Hacker News front page report on October 4, 2026, Drew Housman described how he and his wife used GPT-4 for medical questions during a six-year fertility struggle. On ChatGPT's suggestion they got an MRI, which found a 6 cm submucosal fibroid that earlier tests had missed. Doctors removed it, and the couple conceived naturally afterward. Housman said he spot-checked the model's answers with doctors and also saw it misread an ultrasound image. The experience left him worried about AI safety risks but more focused on AI's practical help for ordinary people.
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- Hacker News front pageOur AI Midwife
Drew Housman 讲述了夫妇借助 ChatGPT 建议接受 MRI 检查、发现子宫肌瘤，并在手术后自然怀孕的经历。他们在长达 6 年的不孕求医过程中使用 GPT-4 咨询医疗问题，MRI 最终发现此前未检出的直径 6 厘米黏膜下肌瘤，由医生安排切除。他表示曾向医生抽查模型回答，也遇到模型误判超声图像；这段经历让他在担忧 AI 安全风险的同时，重视其对普通人的实际帮助。
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