Anyone who has done a cancer screening knows that even in the best circumstances, they can be stressful. Confronting the possibility of a dangerous, life-threatening illness can be a very anxiety-inducing medical experience.
Yet people around the world still opt into this less-than-fun preventative care because they trust that doctors can spot problems early on and catch cancer, possibly preventing a long-term battle against a devastating illness and even saving their lives.
Unfortunately, AI is eroding this very skill among doctors: their ability to accurately spot cancer. New research shows that
AI is actively deskilling doctors in real time, making it harder for them to spot cancer on their own once they've used AI software. In just months, the study found a decreased ability of doctors to make accurate diagnoses, demonstrating an over reliance on the software.
Would you feel safe getting a cancer screening, knowing that it is possible your doctor is less able to spot cancer because of their use of unregulated AI?Doctors should not be losing their skills through a lack of practice! Sign the petition now asking that the World Health Organization (WHO) work to create stricter guidelines on the use of AI in medicine to keep professionals from losing their critical skills!
Unfortunately, this threat is not limited to cancer screenings. According to scientists, "dependence on AI detection could dull human pattern recognition," a vital skill for all people working in the medical field.
This is on top of growing evidence that AI use weakens critical thinking skills.To make matters even worse, there are political players who do not want AI regulated...
at all.
Trump's AI Action Plan is trying to ban any U.S. state from regulating AI -- for a decade. The foolish, uninformed assumption that regulating AI will make it less effective is dangerous. Regulating AI would not only make it
more effective, but it would also increase the benefits for those using it and receiving its work -- doctors keep their skills, patients keep their rights to the best medical treatment they can get.
Sign the petition now to tell the WHO: regulate AI in medicine, now!