ICT&health November 28, 2024
Media headlines suggest that artificial intelligence diagnoses patients more accurately than doctors, AI is more empathetic than humans, AI has better bed manners, and AI even outperforms medical students on exams. But how much of this is true?
AI can be an assistant if you know how to prompt
A recent study by UVA Health’s Andrew S. Parsons, MD, MPH, and colleagues examined AI’s disease diagnosis capabilities. 50 doctors specializing in family, internal, and emergency medicine were divided into two groups. One group had access to the premium version of ChatGPT (ChatGPT Plus), while the other relied solely on their medical expertise and “classical” tools like Google or clinical decision support systems. Both were asked to find a diagnosis for...