What is the best hospital in the United States? After asking ChatGPT that question on Feb. 20, Becker's posed the same query to Google's Bard AI. And the two artificial intelligence chatbots had different responses.
While ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, was more ambiguous in its answer, Bard AI didn't hesitate when asked March 29:
"According to the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is the best hospital in the United States. It has been ranked number one for seven consecutive years.
"The Mayo Clinic is a non-profit medical practice and medical research group based in Rochester, Minnesota, with additional locations in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida. It is the first and largest integrated medical group practice in the world. The Mayo Clinic is known for its high quality of care and its innovative research.
"The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings are based on a variety of factors, including patient survival rates, patient safety, patient satisfaction, and peer reputation."
ChatGPT, conversely, had responded that it is "difficult to definitively say which hospital is the 'best,'" before giving a list of 10 "consistently" high-ranked hospitals, with Mayo Clinic at the top.
Google released Bard AI to limited users beginning March 21, with some observers noting that it is more cautious and less likely to make up answers than ChatGPT.