Artificial Intelligence Tutoring Outperforms Expert Instructors in Brain Surgery Training

Machine learning algorithms enhanced technical performance and learning outcomes during simulated brain tumor removal. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly important in several fields. A new study finds that in a remote environment, an artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring system can outperform expert human instructors. The Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) recruited seventy medical students to perform virtual brain tumor removals on a neurosurgical simulator.