ChatGPT’s ability to read and process PDFs has become central to countless workflows, especially as users seek to automate information extraction from documents that are often not born-digital but scanned from paper. However, scanned PDFs introduce unique challenges, since they frequently contain nothing more than photographic images of text, rather than embedded, machine-readable text layers. Understanding ChatGPT’s capabilities and limitations in this area requires examinin

DeepSeek’s approach to file uploading reflects the broader trends shaping AI-powered document reasoning, blending the flexibility of consumer-focused interfaces with operational realities that distinguish between web, app, and API access. The platform is positioned as a document-friendly assistant—supporting direct uploads for text extraction, summarization, and Q&A—yet, the mechanics of what can be uploaded, how files are parsed, and what workflows are supported depend as mu

For millions of people navigating modern healthcare systems, the moments before a doctor’s appointment can be fraught with anxiety, incomplete information, and uncertainty about how to communicate symptoms or ask the right questions. ChatGPT is increasingly being explored as a digital assistant for organizing health histories, summarizing symptoms, tracking trends, and preparing question lists for clinicians. However, its usefulness and safety depend deeply on how it is used,