When NOT to Trust AI With Health Stuff

AI is helpful for SOME health stuff. For OTHER things, you NEED real doctors and grown-ups. Knowing the difference can save your life or someone else's.

Some examples

• Chest pain or trouble breathing — call 911. Never an AI app.
• Severe bleeding — go to ER. Never just AI.
• Allergic reaction (swelling, hives) — call 911 or go to ER.
• Mental health crisis (thinking about hurting yourself) — call/text 988 or tell a trusted adult IMMEDIATELY.

Try it!

Memorize 988 (suicide and crisis lifeline). It is the easiest number to remember and works for crisis. Tell a friend too.

Practice this safely

Use a real but low-risk workflow from your day. Treat AI as a drafting and organizing layer, then verify the output before anyone relies on it.

1. 1Ask AI to explain emergencies in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "When NOT to Trust AI With Health Stuff" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check limits against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.