Evaluating COPD care assistance: a comparative study of ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, and ERNIE bot performance

Background

Large language model (LLM) chatbots are increasingly used to provide health information, yet their reliability in addressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care questions in the Chinese context remains unclear. To evaluate and compare the performance of three publicly available LLM chatbots - ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0 (OpenAI), and ERNIE Bot (Baidu) - in answering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care questions in China.