AI and Healthcare

What are the risks of using AI in healthcare?

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Jun 6, 2025
Join Dr. Spencer Dorn, Vice Chair at UNC Department of Medicine, as he delves into the hidden risks of AI in healthcare. He discusses how AI can undermine critical thinking and erode essential human connections between providers and patients. The conversation highlights overlooked dangers like reliance on AI-generated summaries and the erosion of professional judgment. It’s an eye-opening discussion for healthcare leaders grappling with integrating AI while maintaining the integrity of human relationships in medicine.
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Unintended Risks of AI

  • AI in healthcare brings great benefits but also unintended negative consequences.
  • Risks include hallucinations, privacy issues, errors, and perpetuated biases from data.
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AI Might Increase Workload

  • AI could paradoxically make healthcare work harder, not easier.
  • Past technologies promised ease but often increased workload unexpectedly.
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AI Risks Critical Thinking

  • Overreliance on AI for summaries and notes may erode clinicians' critical thinking.
  • Writing notes helps clinical reasoning; offloading may dull these skills.
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