The limits of clinician vigilance as an AI safety bulwark.

Julia Adler-Milstein; Donald A Redelmeier; Robert M Wachter

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The limits of clinician vigilance as an AI safety bulwark.

March 27, 2024

Adler-Milstein J, Redelmeier DA, Wachter RM. JAMA. 2024;Epub Mar 14.

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Humans are apt to err, and a reliance on their overt watchfulness is unreliable. This commentary discusses the downsides of the overreliance of human oversight on artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its safe use. The authors suggest design strategies to enhance the effectiveness of human vigilance on the safe use of AI in health care.

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