People Overtrust AI-Generated Medical Advice despite Low Accuracy

Authors: S Shekar, P Pataranutaporn, C Sarabu, GA Cecchi

Published: 2025

Publication: NEJM AI, 2025 - ai.nejm.org

This paper discusses a study by MIT researchers detailing patient trust in AI-generated medical advice, even when that advice is incorrect, raising concerns about misinformation in healthcare.

Institution: MIT Media Lab, IBM Research, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Area: AI Ethics, Healthcare, Patient Trust, Medical Misinformation

Discipline: Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI),AI Ethics

Citations: 19