More and more doctors are consulting AI

Before doctors are replaced by machines, they continue to atrophy their skills by consulting AI chatbots to confirm their diagnoses. They consult… AIs! This is what a recent NBC investigation reveals, explaining that American doctors regularly consult a consumer AI health service called OpenEvidence. More specifically, approximately 65% of doctors in nearly 27 million healthcare facilities used the chatbot in April 2025 alone in the United States. Towards a loss of skills? Described as "America's official medical knowledge platform," OpenEvidence specifies that healthcare professionals are entitled to unlimited free use, while non-physicians can try it for free without creating an account. At first glance, the answers provided by the platform seem reliable and credible. However, some are concerned about the potential hindrance to the intellectual development of newly graduated doctors. NBC quotes a mid-career physician who is already seeing the detrimental effects of OpenEvidence on students' ability to distinguish fact from fiction: "My fear is that when we introduce a new tool—whatever it may be—that takes over some of the skills you've worked so hard to acquire before, you start losing those skills pretty quickly."