Medical Xpress December 8, 2025
Society for Risk Analysis

New research on public attitudes toward AI indicates that most people are reluctant to let ChatGPT and other AI tools diagnose their health condition, but see promise in technologies that use AI to help diagnose cancer. These and other results of two nationally representative surveys will be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis Dec. 7–10 in Washington, DC.

Led by behavioral scientist Dr. Michael Sobolev of the Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service at the University of Southern California, and psychologist Dr. Patrycja Sleboda, assistant professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, the study focuses on public perspectives—specifically trust, understanding, potential, excitement, and fear of AI—in the context of cancer diagnosis,...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Patient / Consumer, Physician, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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