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. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2338050.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.38050.

Assessing Biases in Medical Decisions via Clinician and AI Chatbot Responses to Patient Vignettes

Jiyeong Kim  1   2 , Zhuo Ran Cai  1   2 , Michael L Chen  1   2 , Julia F Simard  3 , Eleni Linos  1   3   2
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Assessing Biases in Medical Decisions via Clinician and AI Chatbot Responses to Patient Vignettes

Jiyeong Kim et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cross-sectional study compares clinician and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot responses to patient vignettes used to identify bias in medical decisions.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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