OpenAI is exploring consumer health applications, signaling one of its boldest expansions beyond AI infrastructure into industry-specific software. The company is considering tools such as a personal health assistant or a centralized health data platform, with new hires like Nate Gross from Doximity and Instagram’s Ashley Alexander leading its healthcare strategy. Investors believe OpenAI’s massive reach—ChatGPT serves about 800 million weekly users—gives it a strong advantage in solving challenges that stalled earlier Big Tech health efforts by Google, Microsoft, and Apple. While OpenAI isn’t asking users to upload medical data yet, it may partner with health tech intermediaries to securely integrate patient records. The company is already collaborating with pharma firms and health systems, positioning itself to reshape how consumers and clinicians use AI in healthcare.
