OpenAI открывает ChatGPT Health для всех в США и заявляет: ИИ рассуждает лучше врача

OpenAI is opening access to ChatGPT Health for all users in the US on July 30, 2026 — a feature that lets you connect electronic health records and data from health-tracking apps and devices to the chatbot.

What ChatGPT Health offers

ChatGPT Health is a mode within OpenAI's chatbot that accesses the user's medical data and answers health questions with personal context in mind. As of July 30, 2026, the feature is open to all users in the US — previously access was limited.

Key launch facts:

• Date — Thursday, July 30, 2026, access for all users in the US
• Users can connect electronic health records and data from health trackers
• The announcement was made by OpenAI at a press briefing
• Ashley Alexander, OpenAI's Vice President of Health Products, is responsible for the product

Does AI really reason better than a doctor

OpenAI claims that its models reason at a level above that of physicians, but the company's head of health softened this claim. Both statements were made during the same July 2026 briefing, as reported by The Verge.

"The models are now capable of reasoning at levels that are better than clinician-level," —

Ashley Alexander, OpenAI's Vice President of Health Products.

When journalists asked for details — exactly how the models' results compare to the work of practicing doctors — OpenAI's head of health, Karan Singhal, said he would "temper" the claim of superiority over clinicians. According to him, this refers only to individual studies, not systematic proof.

Why it matters

ChatGPT Health moves claims about medical AI into a mass-market product: any user in the US will be able to connect their medical data to the chatbot starting July 30, 2026. Previously, such capabilities existed in pilots and partnerships with clinics — now they are in an app with a mass audience.

The discrepancy within OpenAI itself is telling: a bold promise ("better than a doctor") and technical caution ("I would temper that claim") were voiced at the same briefing. For a field where the cost of error is health, this gap between claim and evidence becomes a key issue.

What this means

OpenAI is moving its medical AI assistant out of labs and pilots into a publicly available product, but the company's own team is not yet ready to confirm that it actually reasons better than doctors. Users in the US should treat ChatGPT Health's advice as a supplement, not a replacement, for a visit to a specialist.

Frequently asked questions

What is ChatGPT Health?

It's a mode of ChatGPT from OpenAI that lets users connect electronic health records and data from health-tracking devices to get answers that take personal medical context into account. As of July 30, 2026, it is available to all users in the US.

Does ChatGPT really reason better than doctors?

OpenAI's Vice President Ashley Alexander said the models reason "at a level above that of physicians." However, the head of health, Karan Singhal, softened this claim, saying he would "temper" it and that it refers only to individual studies.