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Diagnostic artificial intelligence

Most doctors agree that taking a medical history is fundamental to accurate diagnosis and establishing a trusting relationship with patients. Most would also agree that taking a history is a skill that takes time and practice to master. However, it seems that AI systems can learn it too. Tested in a randomised, double blind crossover study using patient actors, the Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer, a language based AI system optimised for diagnostic dialogue, performed at least as well as primary care physicians. Mind you, the study was carried out using the medium of text chat—which is hardly representative of usual clinical practice (arXiv doi: …