ISSUED: 21 August 2023
MEDIA CONTACT: Cecelia Mason
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Shepherd University computer information sciences major Tyler Burgee, Frederick, Maryland, presented research findings at the fourth annual Conference for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Smart Health and Bridges in Digital Health in Morgantown, West Virginia, in August. Burgee was part of a research team representing multiple universities that presented “Meal Planning for Diabetics using Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Generative AI.”
Making a presentation at the fourth annual Conference for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Smart Health and Bridges in Digital Health are (from l. to r.) Vaageesha Das, computer science major at the University of Pittsburgh; Tyler Burgee, computer information sciences major at Shepherd; and Logan Zuchelli, computer science major at Concord University. Not pictured, Trinity Ihekwoaba, computer science major at George Washington University.
Burgee and the other team members assessed whether a chatbot could be relied upon to recommend daily menus to diabetics who monitor their glucose levels. The team asked ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI, for specific meal plans given simulated patient data. They reported that the chatbot’s advice did conform to standards of care in general but fell short by some specific criteria.
Burgee conducted the research with three other college students under the direction of Don McLaughlin and Dr. Donald Adjeroh of West Virginia University and Dr. Xunyu Pan of Frostburg State University. Their research was funded by a Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant from the National Science Foundation.
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