Industry Voices--Next-generation artificial intelligence needs transparency of process to build trust and acceptance

Artificial intelligence is already changing medicine across many specialties, and in gastroenterology, new AI developments are coming online at breakneck speed. AI protocols and devices are being created and refined so they can identify abnormalities in a colonoscopy, diagnose disease, predict outcomes, and assist with treatment. With some already in use and others with potential to come into practice in the next one to five years, the opportunities are endless for how AI can contribute to better, more efficient patient care. Research has shown that after being "trained" through machine learning with thousands of photos and videos from actual colonoscopies, a computer-assisted diagnosis system can accurately spot and diagnose abnormalities during colonoscopy. When refined and adopted, this technology could increase a skilled endoscopists' speed and effectiveness.