Frequent reliance on artificial intelligence may lead to the risk of losing skills, as indicated by a study that discovered a 20 per cent decrease in the ability of experienced health professionals to detect benign tumour growths in colonoscopies when not using AI.

Researchers from Poland, Norway, Sweden, and other European nations examined more than 1,400 colonoscopies — approximately 800 were conducted without AI assistance, while 650 utilised AI during the procedure. A colonoscopy is used to inspect the large intestine, encompassing the colon and rectum, for disease.

The study compared colonoscopies performed three months prior to and following the integration of AI.