Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to diagnose COVID-19 from chest X-rays, but research shows that the AI may be picking up on consistent differences in the backgrounds of the images rather than clinically relevant features.
Examples of AI misclassification in medical and other fields highlight the potential consequences of relying solely on AI for important decisions.
A review of 62 studies using AI to diagnose COVID-19 from chest X-rays or computed tomography scans found that none of the AI models were clinically useful. [ more ]