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Evening Standard
Technology
Storm Newton

AI could lead to patient harm, researchers suggest

The Royal College of Radiologists said the NHS must make greater use of artificial intelligence (Alamy/PA) -

Artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to patient harm if the development of models is focused more on accurately predicting outcomes than treatment, researchers have suggested.

Experts warned the technology could create “self-fulfilling prophecies” when trained on historic data that does not account for demographics or the under-treatment of certain medical conditions.

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