In AI we trust? A promised panacea in the consult culture of modern medicine

Abstract

The hype around AI comes with lots of promises.Quick answers, rapid data processing, new solutions, new possibilities.This is certainly appealing to a medical community that is inundated with massive amounts of data, heavy patient loads, a veritable mountain of medical literature, and no shortage of administrative demands.To physicians, the promise is this-AI will process this mass of information and reduce it to clear, concise recommendations based on the best evidence to guide clinical practice.While this seems revolutionary, there is something quite familiar in these promises to streamline, summarize, and simplify.And that's because this already existsas society guidelines, clinical algorithms, and medical reference texts.Millions of peer-reviewed articles, including highly focused expert reviews, are readily available in medical databases. 1Clinical reference guides like UpToDate and DynaMed provide highly focused clinical recommendations to practicing clinicians. 2 Institutional protocols have further adapted workflows and processes to meet local or in-house needs and fill in gaps in societal guidelines.The Physicians' Desk Reference, once a protean symbol of medical knowledge and authority on a physician's bookshelf, now effectively rests in one's pocket.

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