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The use of AI applications in medical care is growing. Dr. Leana Wen explains the uses of AI that could improve care — and the reasons for continued caution.

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In the past few weeks, several health tech companies have launched AI tools to help organizations complete time intensive functions more efficiently.

In the health care industry, AI is evolving at lightning speed—and health systems aren't confident that they can keep up.

"Hospitals have been waiting for the moment when they have something that appears to have enough legitimacy to replace nurses," said Michelle Mahon of National Nurses United. "The entire ecosystem is designed to automate, de-skill and ultimately replace caregivers."

The use of LLMs in healthcare involves sensitive patient data, making privacy a critical concern. Data leakage, unauthorized information retention, and vulnerabilities to adversarial attacks pose significant risks to patient confidentiality.

Healthcare must balance the use of AI with the need for human connection. Human oversight is needed to help make sure that these tools are used ethically and equitably.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the world of healthcare, assisting doctors with complex medical decisions. Large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT