Dear Geoff and Neil, Another way to assess whether AI can be implemented without pretesting would be by stratifying by level of patient risk, eg, from AI as a tool to help write patient notes, to a tool to help develop a differential diagnosis, to a clinical decision tool for acute illness. The least risky might be reasonable to implement along with real time evaluation of the issues you raise (if patient confidentiality can be ensured), but the most risky uses should be evaluated in formal studies before clinical application.
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