查看更多>>摘要:By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics & Machine Learning Daily News Daily News-New research on Artificial Intelligenc e is the subject of a report. According to news originating from La Jolla,Calif ornia,by NewsRx correspondents,research stated,"The online pharmacy market is growing,with legitimate online pharmacies offering advantages such as convenie nce and accessibility. However,this increased demand has attracted malicious ac tors into this space,leading to the proliferation of illegal vendors that use d eceptive techniques to rank higher in search results and pose serious public hea lth risks by dispensing substandard or falsified medicines." Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of C alifornia,"Search engine providers have started integrating generative artifici al intelligence (AI) into search engine interfaces,which could revolutionize se arch by delivering more personalized results through a user-friendly experience. However,improper integration of these new technologies carries potential risks and could further exacerbate the risks posed by illicit online pharmacies by in advertently directing users to illegal vendors. The role of generative AI integr ation in reshaping search engine results,particularly related to online pharmac ies,has not yet been studied. Our objective was to identify,determine the prev alence of,and characterize illegal online pharmacy recommendations within the A I-generated search results and recommendations. We conducted a comparative asses sment of AI-generated recommendations from Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) and Microsoft Bing's Chat,focusing on popular and well-known medicines r epresenting multiple therapeutic categories including controlled substances. Web sites were individually examined to determine legitimacy,and known illegal vend ors were identified by cross-referencing with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and LegitScript databases. Of the 262 websites recommended in the A I-generated search results,47.33% (124/262) belonged to active on line pharmacies,with 31.29% (82/262) leading to legitimate ones. However,19.04% (24/126) of Bing Chat's and 13.23% ( 18/136) of Google SGE's recommendations directed users to illegal vendors,inclu ding for controlled substances. The proportion of illegal pharmacies varied by d rug and search engine. A significant difference was observed in the distribution of illegal websites between search engines. The prevalence of links leading to illegal online pharmacies selling prescription medications was significantly hig her (P=.001) in Bing Chat (21/86,24%) compared to Google SGE (6/92 ,6%). Regarding the suggestions for controlled substances,suggest ions generated by Google led to a significantly higher number of rogue sellers ( 12/44,27%; P=.02) compared to Bing (3/40,7%). While the integration of generative AI into search engines offers promising potential,it also poses significant risks. This is the first study to shed light on the v ulnerabilities within these platforms while highlighting the potential public he alth implications associated with their inadvertent promotion of illegal pharmac ies. We found a concerning proportion of AI-generated recommendations that led t o illegal online pharmacies,which could not only potentially increase their tra ffic but also further exacerbate existing public health risks."