Clinicians over-rely on wrong AI findings and under-rely on correct ones, Lancet study

zakkohane · x · 2026-10-26

A Lancet Digital Health study quantifies reliance miscalibration in AI-assisted diagnosis: clinicians over-rely on incorrect AI findings while under-relying on correct ones. Across experts and novices, appropriate reliance mostly sits at 30-38%, over-reliance on false positives reaches 6-10%, and eye-tracking shows gaze on hemorrhage areas doesn't meaningfully increase with AI advice — explainable AI modifies but doesn't fix the gap.

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