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Prospective Evidence for Conversational Medical AI Is Hard—and Non-Negotiable
Key Takeaways
- A Nature Medicine commentary published online 14 September 2026 argues trust in clinical AI cannot be benchmarked into existence and must be earned through rigor.
- The piece frames prospective evidence for conversational medical AI as difficult but non-negotiable.
- Benchmarks measure performance under controlled conditions, which differ from real clinical care.
- Open-ended dialogue, context dependence, deployment variables, cost, and moving system versions all make prospective evaluation hard.
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DT Editorial Team··via nature.com