AI tools could weaken doctors’ skills in detecting colon cancer, study suggests

AI tools could weaken doctors’ skills in detecting colon cancer, study suggests

Research finds 6% drop in tumor detection rates when doctors perform procedure without AI assistance

A study discovered that doctors who used AI in colonoscopies became worse at spotting the cancer themselves. (iStock)

Research identified a 6% drop in detection rates during non-AI-assisted colonoscopies. (iStock)

"Even small changes in adenoma detection can shift cancer outcomes," said a doctor and AI expert. "A reduction of a few percentage points is meaningful at a population level." (iStock)