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04/14/26

AI mirage: medical algorithms and the vanishing autopsy.

Wang; Qi. BMJ Qual Saf.

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AI and Diagnosis Measurement, Monitoring, and Event Analysis Tests, Screening, and Laboratory Processes
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Summary

Autopsy decline has long concerned pathologists; in the AI era it also threatens the validity of clinical machine learning. This commentary from a forensic pathologist argues that to outperform—not scale—human diagnostic error, algorithms must be grounded in pathological truth, requiring data quality commensurate with AI ambitions.

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Wang Q. AI mirage: medical algorithms and the vanishing autopsy. BMJ Qual Saf. 2026;35(8):576-578.