The Robot Doctor Will See You Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ai-doctors-medicine.html
The rapid rise in artificial intelligence has created intense discussions in many industries over what kind of role these tools can and should play — and health care has been no exception. The medical community largely anticipated that combining the abilities of doctors and A.I. would be the best of both worlds, leading to more accurate diagnoses and more efficient care.
That assumption might prove to be incorrect. A growing body of research suggests that A.I. is outperforming doctors, even when they use it as a tool.
Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology
https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2023-07/agarwal-et-al-diagnostic-ai.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ai-doctors-medicine.html
The rapid rise in artificial intelligence has created intense discussions in many industries over what kind of role these tools can and should play — and health care has been no exception. The medical community largely anticipated that combining the abilities of doctors and A.I. would be the best of both worlds, leading to more accurate diagnoses and more efficient care.
That assumption might prove to be incorrect. A growing body of research suggests that A.I. is outperforming doctors, even when they use it as a tool.
Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology
https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2023-07/agarwal-et-al-diagnostic-ai.pdf