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Myriads of potential uses cases, a lot of companies with commercial interest and changing regulations dominate the field. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To see what is really going on and what we can realistically expect from AI to deliver in practice, we have mapped the rapidly expanding universe of AI use cases in healthcare from early-stage “on the horizon” innovations to “safe bets” that are already backed by strong evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We analyzed them on two scales, little evidence to evidence-based (meaning there are studies and peer-reviewed papers proving their efficiency and safety); and low risk to high risk (meaning patients’ lives might be at stake in case of an error).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This yielded four groups:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>1) Speculative and risky (little evidence, high risk)\u003Cbr>2) On the horizon (little evidence, low risk)\u003Cbr>3) Handle with care (evidence-based, high risk)\u003Cbr>4) Safe bet (evidence-based, low risk)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F1741683702546-768x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58687\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F1741683702546-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F1741683702546.jpg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use cases and their categories\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Speculative & Risky\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Autonomous AI prescribing\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Mental health chatbots\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Treatment plans and drug 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