"Double-edged sword" effect revealed! Study finds: AI leads to a 20% decrease in doctors' ability to identify tumors.

According to reports, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is highly praised for its enormous potential to change the field of medicine. However, a new study suggests that it is causing some doctors to lose relevant skills after just a few months. The results of the study, released on Wednesday, show that AI helps healthcare professionals more accurately detect precancerous lesions in the colon, but when this assistance is removed, healthcare professionals find that their ability to detect tumors has decreased by about 20% compared to before the tool was introduced. Healthcare systems around the world are actively embracing AI in hopes of improving patient treatment outcomes and work efficiency. Just this year, the UK government announced funding of 11 million (approximately $14.8 million) for a new trial to test how AI can detect breast cancer earlier. However, researchers suggest that AI technology may cause doctors to rely too heavily on its suggestions, "leading to a lack of motivation, lack of attention, and weak sense of responsibility when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance." Researchers surveyed four endoscopy centers in Poland and compared the success rates of detections three months before and after the introduction of AI technology. Some patients were examined using AI technology, while others were not, and the examination methods were randomly assigned. The results of the study were published in the journal "The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology." Yuichi Mori, a researcher at the University of Oslo and one of the scientists involved in the study, predicts that as AI technology becomes more powerful, the impact of skill degradation "may become more severe." In addition, the 19 doctors involved in the study were experienced, each having performed over 2000 colonoscopies. Dr. Omer Ahmad, a gastroenterology consultant at University College London Hospital, said that this impact may be more significant for novices or interns. Ahmad, who was not involved in the study, commented, "Although AI still holds promise in improving clinical outcomes, we must also be cautious of the erosion of basic skills required for high-quality endoscopic examinations." A study conducted by MIT this year has also raised similar concerns, finding that using OpenAI's ChatGPT to write papers can lead to decreased brain activity and cognitive abilities.