New study reveals AI chatbots recognize unnecessary medical tests, but stumble where human doctors disagree

AI Knows When To Skip Medical Tests, Except Where Doctors Disagree, Israeli Study Finds

Artificial intelligence models rarely recommended unnecessary medical care […]

New study reveals AI chatbots recognize unnecessary medical tests, but stumble where human doctors disagree

In an era where patients and clinicians increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for medical advice, a critical question emerges: Does AI know when not to test or treat? A new joint study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Clalit Health Services reveals that leading large language models (LLMs) successfully identify when medical interventions are redundant in the vast majority of cases, stumbling primarily in gray areas where …

Medical chatbots resist unnecessary tests, but waver where doctors disagree

Six large language models rarely discouraged medically indicated care but became less consistent when recommending unnecessary tests in areas where clinical experts themselves disagree.