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Artificial intelligence chatbots can identify unnecessary medical tests in most cases – but they struggle when doctors themselves disagree, an Israeli study has found.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Clalit Health Services evaluated six leading AI models across hundreds of clinical scenarios, analysing thousands of responses.
The scenarios were constructed around recommendations from the international "Choosing Wisely” campaign – a global medical initiative founded in 2012 by the American Board of Internal Medicine to eliminate what it classifies as low-value care.
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