Artificial intelligence has proven effective at helping doctors screen for abnormalities in the colon. Sorbetto/Getty Images
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Artificial intelligence is beginning to help doctors screen patients for several routine diseases. But a new study raises concerns about whether doctors might become too reliant on AI.
The study looking at gastroenterologists in Poland found that they appeared to be about 20% worse at spotting polyps and other abnormalities during colonoscopies on their own, after they’d grown accustomed to using an AI-assisted system.
The findings, published in the journal Lancet Gastroenterology and