Frontiers in Public Health
Evaluating search-enabled large language model interfaces for mpox public health consultation: a guideline-based comparative study
Background Search-enabled large language model interfaces are increasingly used by the public for health information, but their performance in mpox-related public health consultation remains unclear. This study evaluated their safety, accuracy, empathy, reliability/information quality, and readability. Methods We conducted a single-query comparative cross-sectional evaluation using 52 predefined mpox-related public consultation questions. Each question was submitted once to each of six search-enabled LLM interfaces …