When machines misread science: creating guardrails for human and AI interpretation of biomedical research.

Peoples, Nicholas; Milne, Ken; Luo, Bing; Yan, Lijing L · NPJ Digit Med · 2026

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence is increasingly acting as a first interpreter of biomedical research, shaping how evidence is applied to patient care. Simultaneously, science is reaching broader, non-specialist human audiences. In both cases, interpretive errors and generalization bias can skew clinical decision-making and endanger public health. Rather than waiting passively for more advanced AI to solve these problems, we contend that science itself can adapt by modernizing its reporting standards.