Google publishes AI chatbot study in The Lancet

Google and Beth Israel Deaconess ran a real-world test of an AI chatbot for early patient assessment, with results published in The Lancet. In a study of 98 patients before urgent care visits, doctors observed no safety issues. The AI’s summaries helped doctors prepare three-quarters of the time, and its suggested diagnoses matched the human ones 90% of the time. More trials are needed, but it's a milestone for clinical AI.

• 98 patients used Google's AMIE chatbot before urgent care visits
• Physicians supervised chats; no safety issues arose
• AI summaries helped doctors prepare 75% of the time
• AI diagnostic suggestions matched doctors' 90% of the time
• Study published in The Lancet, but larger trials needed