With only a limited number of clinical trials of artificial intelligence in medicine thus far, the first guidelines for protocols and reporting arrive at an opportune time. Better protocol design, along with consistent and complete data presentation, will greatly facilitate interpretation and validation of these trials, and will help the field to move forward.
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Topol, E.J. Welcoming new guidelines for AI clinical research. Nat Med 26, 1318–1320 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1042-x
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