VERONA, Wis. — Have you ever looked at an X-ray of a broken limb and wondered — gosh, I have to schedule an appointment to ask my doctor how long I should rest? Well now, Epic software developers want you to ask Emmie — an artificial intelligence, or AI, chatbot coming to MyChart.

“You're able to say, ‘hey, how long should I expect to not be able to play golf? Give me a prognosis of when I can get on the course again,’” Taylor Seale, software developer, said.

What are Emmie’s medical qualifications? You — or rather, your personal records.

“It's able to say, ‘you know, sometimes this is 3 to 6 weeks, but based on this imaging and notes from your provider, this actually might be a little bit longer,’” Seale said.

According to Seale, that's what sets it apart from other AI models.

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