Table 3.

Core category [Concern about Medical Field in AI Era].

Category and subcategory			Code
Concern about functions extended by AIa
	Understanding the AI thought process	Physicians are fearful about not understanding the AI thought process The reasoning process behind AI diagnosis is unclear It is probable that the assessment of the AI diagnosis by the AI developer may be different
	Capability	As a physician, I am feeling fearful that AI can provide life-related important information Physicians who have not learned evidence cannot use evidence
	Balance between physician and AI	Which one should be adopted, the physician’s diagnosis or the AI diagnosis
	Manipulating AI thought process	It is difficult for AI to provide medical services compliant with ethical standards AI with embedded-ethics will be required
Concern about physician potential role
	Value-based commitment	Even adding AI support may not necessarily make it easier for the patient to make decisions I think allowing AI to make decisions regarding critical content will be a problem I think patients will be confused even if AI presents only detailed objective data
	Responsibility	Who will make the decision and how will it be made Who will guarantee the quality of AI practice Who will have the responsibility for the AI diagnosis
Concern about patients
	Inequality	Whether AI medical services can be used or not will be determined by the financial affordability of the patient Whether good quality AI medical services can be used or not will be determined by the financial affordability of the patient With advance of AI into medical services, information about anxiety of patients will become widely known, which in turn will spur commercialization
	Next action	There will be confusion about AI proposal depending on the patient
	Privacy	There is a concern whether AI will be able to maintain the same level of tolerance as in the current medical practice for handling personal information There will be no privacy There is a concern about how privacy-based medical practice will develop sacrificing privacy for convenience
	Experience	Patients will need to get used to AI medical services

^aAI: artificial intelligence.