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AI is popping up in many corners of society, but how are doctors using it in their practice? We asked our physician listeners to call in, and many of you did. What we heard mirrored [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openevidence-ai-doctor-medical-physician-login-app-what-npi-uptodate-rcna341064"]( broad trends: that more and more doctors are [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/well/doctors-using-ai.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.8lA.ZVP0.9E9ijJs16Feu&smid=url-share"]( using AI tools for diagnosis, paperwork, and getting up to speed on patients. But they also have concerns. So [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ai-in-healthcare/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( how is AI changing medical care? And how is it affecting patients? Joining Host Flora Lichtman to sort fact from hallucination is physician-computer scientist Jonathan Chen, who’s studied the [https://abc7news.com/post/new-study-suggests-ai-outperforming-doctors-diagnostic-reasoning-complex-medical-assessments/19008328/"]( accuracy of these models and [https://www.nature.com/articles/s44401-025-00063-y"]( how healthcare workers use them. Guest: Dr. Jonathan Chen is an associate professor of medicine and director for Medical Education in Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University. _Transcript will be available after the show airs on_ [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ai-in-healthcare/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( _sciencefriday.com._ [https://pod.link/73329284"]( _Subscribe to this podcast._ _Follow our show on_ [https://www.instagram.com/scifri/"]( _Instagram_ _,_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@scifri"]( _TikTok_ _,_ [https://www.facebook.com/scifri"]( _Facebook_ _, and_ [https://bsky.app/profile/scifri.bsky.social"]( _Bluesky_ _@scifri and_ [https://www.sciencefriday.com/newsletters/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( _sign up for our newsletters_ _. Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us:_ _877-472-4374_ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See [pcm.adswizz.com]( https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.