Psychological Factors Influencing Appropriate Reliance on AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support Systems: Experimental Web-Based Study Among Dermatologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled decision support systems are critical tools in medical practice; however, their reliability is not absolute, necessitating human oversight for final decision-making. Human reliance on such systems can vary, influenced by factors such as individual psychological factors and physician experience.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the psychological factors influencing subjective trust and reliance on medical AI's advice, specifically examining relative AI reliance and relative self-reliance to assess the appropriateness of reliance.

Methods

A survey was conducted with 223 dermatologists, which included lesion image classification tasks and validated questionnaires assessing subjective trust, propensity to trust technolo

SUBMITTER: Kuper A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008695 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature