The promise and perils of AI in health care: Why we need better testing standards

There is substantial enthusiasm around the advancements of AI in health care, as exemplified by the media attention for the new HealthBench release from OpenAI and similar recent studies from Google (MedPalm2, AIME). Market enthusiasm often leads us to believe that we’re on the brink of AI doctors treating patients worldwide. However, while these developments represent interesting technical progress, they fall short of demonstrating readiness for clinical application.

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