https://news.sky.com/story/one-in-five-gps-using-ai-at-work-despite-lack-of-training-with-some-even-using-it-in-diagnosis-13216692
One in five GPs is using generative AI tools to help them do their job, despite the risks that come with it, and a lack of training. GPs are using commercially available tools like ChatGPT to write documentation and even suggest alternative diagnoses for patients, a new study in the British Medical Journal shows. It's the largest study of its kind and shows for the first time the extent of AI use in the UK's GP surgeries.
The study's author, Dr Charlotte Blease, associate professor at Sweden's Uppsala University, called the extent of AI use by doctors "surprising" because "doctors haven't received formal training on these tools and they're still very much a regulatory black hole". Tools like ChatGPT have known issues that could be harmful for patients, including their tendency to "hallucinate", or make things up.
"Perhaps the biggest risk is with patient privacy," said Dr Blease. "Our doctors may unintentionally be gifting patients' highly sensitive information to these tech companies." "They may [also] embed biases within care so some patients may be at risk of unfair clinical judgements................................................ nostr.fmt.wiz.biz
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