Abstract
Since medical AI is expected to be socially implemented and have a great impact on patients, it is important to investigate patient awareness of medical AI. In this study, we conducted an internet survey for the purpose of surveying patients' awareness of medical AI. Considering gender and age, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 1240 people who regularly visit medical institutions and 620 people who do not. 78.1% were expecting medical AI, and 47.7% were worried about medical AI. The percentage of people who accepted the diagnosis of medical AI was 56.7% when the diagnosis accuracy was high, 41.4% when the explanation was clear, and 84.8% when the diagnosis accuracy was high and the explanation was clear. When the opinions of the attending physician and medical AI differed, if the diagnostic accuracy of the attending physician and AI was the same, the doctor's diagnosis was accepted, but it was overwhelming at 81.3%. When the medical AI diagnosis was wrong, 65.7% of the respondents thought that the doctor was responsible for the wrong drug treatment. This study showed that both accuracy and accountability are important in medical AI, and that patients trust their doctor more than medical AI.
