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Opinion: Stop asking if AI is good for medicine
Once in a while, a scientific paper poses a question that we already know the answer to. That’s the case with a new study in Nature Medicine titled, “Is AI actually improving healthcare?”
Yes, it is. This much we know. The study also offers a big caveat: “In many cases, we do not know.” So many AI tools are so new that it’s still unclear whether they improve patient outcomes.
Once in a while, a scientific paper poses a question that we already know the answer to. That’s the case with a new study in Nature Medicine titled, “Is AI actually improving healthcare?”
Yes, it is. This much we know. The study also offers a big caveat: “In many cases, we do not know.” So many AI tools are so new that it’s still unclear whether they improve patient outcomes.