Table 2.
Mean of respondents with an answer of “Likely” to the question “What is the likelihood that AI will replace physicians in performing tasks as well as or better than the average physician?“ (N = 114).
| Task | Psychiatry |
Pathology |
Radiology |
Surgical Specialties |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 43) |
(n = 15) |
(n = 17) |
(n = 39) |
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| Mean | SD | 95%CI [UL,LL] | Mean | SD | 95%CI [UL,LL] | Mean | SD | 95%CI [UL,LL] | Mean | SD | 95%CI [UL,LL] | *p-value | |
| Provide documentation (e.g., update medical records) about patients | 0.49 | 0.506 | [0.33,0.64] | 0.73 | 0.458 | [0.48,0.99] | 0.35 | 0.493 | [0.10,0.61] | 0.38 | 0.493 | [0.22,0.54] | 0.098 |
| Provide empathetic care to patients | 0.09 | 0.294 | [0.00,0.18] | 0.13 | 0.352 | [-0.06,0.33] | 0.06 | 0.243 | [-0.07,0.18] | 0.08 | 0.270 | [-0.01,0.16] | 0.892 |
| Formulate personalized medication and/or treatment plans for patients | 0.30 | 0.465 | [0.16,0.45] | 0.60 | 0.507 | [0.32,0.88] | 0.65 | 0.493 | [0.39,0.90] | 0.46 | 0.505 | [0.30,0.63] | 0.049* |
| Evaluate when to refer patients to outpatient vs. inpatient treatment or consultation | 0.33 | 0.474 | [0.18,0.47] | 0.73 | 0.458 | [0.48,0.99] | 0.53 | 0.514 | [0.26,0.79] | 0.51 | 0.506 | [0.35,0.68] | 0.039* |
| Analyze patient information to establish prognoses | 0.67 | 0.474 | [0.53,0.82] | 0.87 | 0.352 | [0.67,1.06] | 0.71 | 0.470 | [0.46,0.95] | 0.64 | 0.486 | [0.48,0.80] | 0.448 |
| Analyze patient information to detect possibility of criminal behavior/assault | 0.35 | 0.482 | [0.20,0.50] | 0.40 | 0.507 | [0.12,0.68] | 0.35 | 0.493 | [0.10,0.61] | 0.36 | 0.486 | [0.20,0.52] | 0.988 |
| Analyze patient information to detect self-harmful behavior | 0.44 | 0.502 | [0.29,0.60] | 0.53 | 0.516 | [0.25,0.82] | 0.35 | 0.493 | [0.10,0.61] | 0.23 | 0.427 | [0.09,0.37] | 0.116 |
| Synthesize patient information to reach diagnoses | 0.72 | 0.454 | [0.58,0.86] | 0.73 | 0.458 | [0.48,0.99] | 0.65 | 0.493 | [0.39,0.90] | 0.64 | 0.486 | [0.48,0.80] | 0.836 |
| Perform a physical examination, including mental status examination | 0.16 | 0.374 | [0.05,0.28] | 0.33 | 0.488 | [0.06,0.60] | 0.29 | 0.470 | [0.05,0.54] | 0.31 | 0.468 | [0.16,0.46] | 0.381 |
| Interview patients in a range of settings to obtain medical history | 0.51 | 0.506 | [0.36,0.67] | 0.8 | 0.414 | [0.57,1.03] | 0.29 | 0.470 | [0.05,0.54] | 0.59 | 0.498 | [0.43,0.75] | 0.032* |
Notes: *p-value is based on one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).