Comfort with use of AI in healthcare in the UK 2021

In 2021, 59 percent of respondents to survey conducted in the United Kingdom reported they would feel uncomfortable using app powered by AI to determine a diagnosis. Although, 57 percent of respondents would be comfortable if their doctor used AI to aid a diagnosis or treatment.

Distribution of comfort levels regarding the use of AI by healthcare providers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021

Characteristic	Comfortable	Uncomfortable	Don’t know
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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2021

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question in the source: "For the following question, by 'artificial intelligence (AI)', we mean a collection of technologies that can enable a machine or system to sense, comprehend, act, and learn. Applied in healthcare it can perform clinical diagnoses, suggest treatments, and automate administrative processes. Overall, how comfortable or uncomfortable would you be with each of the following healthcare options?"
*Percentages may not always add up to 100 due to rounding

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