AI of the Beholder: How Surgical and Medical Specialties View Intelligent Technology

Daniel Schneider, Ethan D. L, Timothy G. White, Jung Park, Max Ward, Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Daniel M. Sciubba, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, Department of Neurosurgery, Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore University Hospital, New Hyde Park

Surgical Innovation

Published online on January 13, 2026

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundHow clinicians conceptualize artificial intelligence reveals underlying assumptions about professional authority and decision-making. This study examined whether surgical and medical specialties frame AI differently in research and if such ...