Integrating artificial intelligence tools in health research.

Postill, Gemma; Sedlakova, Jana; Tancredi, Stefano; Smit, Frerik; Ekongefeyin, Sintieh; Baumer, Andreas M; Chiolero, Arnaud; Bernard, Jürgen et al. · NPJ Digit Med · 2026

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Abstract

Disciplines conducting health research rely on discipline-specific workflows that are distinct from data science, the discipline which develops most artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled research tools. Here we reflect on the impact of such differences in workflows and provide practical advice for leveraging AI-enabled research tools in health research. Further, we provide recommendations for how to prepare the next generation of health researchers for the inevitable influx of research integrating AI-enabled tools.