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Performance of leading large language models in Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists-style examination questions: cross-sectional survey: commentary, Ryland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2025

Howard T. Ryland*
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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
*
Correspondence: Howard T. Ryland. Email: howard.ryland@psych.ox.ac.uk

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