News|Slideshows|October 16, 2024

Older adults don’t trust AI health care information

Author(s)Todd Shryock

Key Takeaways

  • Older adults show skepticism towards AI-generated healthcare information, reflecting a broader trust gap in healthcare information sources.
  • A significant portion of older adults are unsure whom to trust for healthcare information, including healthcare professionals.
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Study finds that older adults don't think all that highly of AI, but also aren't always sure who they should trust.

A poll found that older adults don't trust AI-generated health care information. But it also found they weren't always sure who they should trust, and that included doctors. The poll was conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and involved 3,379 adults aged 50-101.

Here are the key findings:

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