# ‘I felt deceived’: AI fake doctors deliver a wake-up call to Taiwan’s elderly

https://mins.news/en/item/32586

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-26 03:58 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c4gq4999446o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> AI-generated videos have spread widely through Taiwan’s elderly communities and messaging groups over the past year. Many feature virtual doctors or experts presenting health and welfare claims that mix fact with fiction. Classes are teaching older people to verify such content with Gemini and ChatGPT, while researchers warn that its low-cost mass production can create confusion and pose risks ahead of elections.

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