Five-year check on 2020 healthcare AI forecasts: imaging leads adoption, generative AI surprises

Real-world AI adoption through 2025 matched 2020 predictions for administrative automation and medical imaging, with >1300 FDA-cleared AI/ML devices, mostly in radiology. Remote monitoring and NLP lagged; generative AI emerged unexpectedly.

• Administrative automation and medical imaging AI led early adoption, with FDA authorizations exceeding 1300 devices, concentrated in radiology.
• Remote monitoring and classical NLP decision support remained under-realized due to interoperability and workflow barriers.
• The biggest divergence was the emergence of generative AI and multimodal foundation models from late 2022, unanticipated by the forecast.

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