AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care

By: Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 11, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 month ago

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By Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York

In the past decade, AI’s success has led to uncurbed enthusiasm and bold claims – even though users frequently experience errors that AI makes. An AI-powered digital assistant can misunderstand someone’s speech in embarrassing ways, a chatbot could hallucinate facts, or, as I experienced, an AI-based navigation tool might even guide drivers through a corn field – all without registering the errors.

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