The AI-generated avatar, known as Sarah, was created by Coventry University to help future healthcare workers practice on patients.
The university said the fifth version of the technology, which is guided by ChatGPT-optimised prompts, can deliver unique answers to specific questions, rather than just listing symptoms.
PhD student Juliana Samson said the enhanced virtual patient talks in a "more natural style of communication" that would be more consistent with a person with her lived experience.
"Sarah's answers are more consistent with the intended history that we want the students to get out of the scenario," she added.
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