JABFM

Study: AI Summaries of Medical Evidence Need Human Judgment

Caroline Tietbohl, PhD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz, published an article in JABFM arguing that while AI can summarize medical evidence, human expertise remains essential for interpreting what it means for patients. The piece notes a shift among physicians from primary studies and expert sources like UpToDate toward AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, warning that LLMs' fluent writing may be mistaken for higher information quality.