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Patient attitudes toward the AI doctor

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As medical AI development gathers momentum, a new study reveals that much work still needs to be done before the public will willingly embrace AI-based technologies in healthcare.

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Fig. 1: Public perception of AI-enabled medical advice.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, CA, USA

    Aaron Fanous & Roxana Daneshjou

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA

    Kirsten Steffner

  3. Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, CA, USA

    Roxana Daneshjou

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R.D. reported stock options from Revea and MDalgorithms as well as personal fees from Pfizer, Frazier Healthcare Partners and L’Oreal, outside the submitted work; in addition, R.D. had a patent for 17/937 714 pending. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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Fanous, A., Steffner, K. & Daneshjou, R. Patient attitudes toward the AI doctor. Nat Med 30, 3057–3058 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03272-4

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