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Using AI Made Doctors Worse at Spotting Cancer Without Assistance
A new study offers the latest evidence of potential “deskilling” effects on AI users.
Researchers across various European institutions conducted an observational study surveying four endoscopy centers in Poland that participated in the Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention ( ACCEPT) trial. Omer Ahmad, a consultant gastroenterologist at University College Hospital London who wrote an editorial alongside the study but was not involved in its research, tells TIME that it’s likely that exposure to AI weakened doctors’ visual search habits and alerting gaze patterns, which are critical for detecting polyps. “It’s about navigating the complexities of a new human-AI clinical ecosystem.” Establishing safeguards is critical, he adds, suggesting that beyond this study, people may need to focus on “preserving essential skills in a world where AI becomes ubiquitous.”
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