AI in clinical practice is here – now what?

“If you build it, they will come.”

WP Kinsella, Canadian author of Shoeless Joe

This timely viewpoint from JAMA Ophthalmology asks the proverbial question “if the artificial intelligence tool is made available, will clinicians use it?”

While this editorial appeared in the journal for ophthalmologists, it provides practical insight for every clinician and healthcare stakeholder. The authors correctly point out that, even for FDA-approved AI-based technologies that have reached the market, there is no guarantee of adoption by clinicians. In addition, the authors remind all of us that…