#Endoscopy

In a surprising twist to the promise of artificial intelligence in medicine, a recent study published in a leading medical journal found that doctors who used an AI tool to flag precancerous growths during colonoscopies showed a weakening of their own detection abilities when the tool was withdrawn. After three months of real-time AI assistance, their ability to spot the growths on their own dropped from about 28% to roughly 22%. The finding, though based on an observational study, raises questions about whether AI can improve care in the short term while eroding essential clinical skills in the long term.