Artificial intelligence adoption is accelerating rapidly across healthcare, with a new survey finding that nearly three-quarters of physicians and 70% of nurses now use AI at least once a week at work—up sharply from 38% and 46%, respectively, just one year ago. Clinicians are increasingly using AI for tasks such as summarizing medical literature, analyzing data, and generating clinical documentation through AI scribes. Patients are also embracing the technology, with many using AI to better understand diagnoses, medications, and test results.
Yet the survey reveals a growing tension: while AI is helping address workforce pressures and administrative burdens, clinicians worry that overreliance on the technology could erode core clinical skills. Nearly 74% of clinicians cited the potential loss of critical thinking and decision-making abilities as one of AI’s greatest risks. Concerns about inaccurate or hallucinated outputs remain high as well, particularly as AI tools become more deeply integrated into clinical workflows.