Letter to the Editor: What are the legal and ethical considerations of submitting radiology reports to ChatGPT?

TL;DR

This letter discusses the ethical and legal issues of using large language models like ChatGPT to process radiology reports, emphasizing data privacy concerns and the need for strict data protection measures.

Contribution

It critically evaluates the ethical and legal considerations of deploying LLMs in radiology, emphasizing data privacy and compliance with regulations.

Findings

Raises concerns about patient data privacy and consent

Highlights the importance of GDPR compliance

Calls for stringent data protection measures

Abstract

This letter critically examines the recent article by Infante et al. assessing the utility of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, Perplexity, and Bard in identifying urgent findings in emergency radiology reports. While acknowledging the potential of LLMs in generating labels for computer vision, concerns are raised about the ethical implications of using patient data without explicit approval, highlighting the necessity of stringent data protection measures under GDPR.