Table 3 Frequencies of participants’ responses to attitude items

I believe healthcare students should learn the basics of AI

5 (1%)

17 (3.5%)

98 (20.5%)

202 (42.2%)

157 (32.8%)

I believe AI will be a highly required tool in my field

6 (1.3%)

22 (4.6%)

118 (24.6%)

182 (38%)

151 (31.5%)

I believe ethical implications of AI must be understood by different students

4 (0.8%)

19 (4%)

99 (20.7%)

189 (39.5%)

168 (35.1%)

I believe AI will revolutionize the educational system

5 (1%)

24 (5%)

128 (26.7%)

146 (30.5%)

176 (36.7%)

I believe human teachers will be replaced in the foreseeable future

53 (11.1%)

110 (23%)

179 (37.4%)

90 (18.8%)

47 (9.8%)

I believe the upcoming developments in the educational system will excite me

12 (2.5%)

28 (5.8%)

151 (31.5%)

180 (37.6%)

108 (22.5%)

I believe AI should be a part of the training system among students of medical fields

5 (1%)

30 (6.3%)

133 (27.8%)

196 (40.9%)

115 (24%)

Clinical AI will be more accurate than physicians

41 (8.6%)

94 (19.6%)

196 (40.9%)

97 (20.3%)

51 (10.6%)

I believe some specialties are more prone to be replaced by AI than others

16 (3.3%)

50 (10.4%)

165 (34.4%)

153 (31.9%)

95 (19.8%)

I believe AI would increase the percentage of errors in diagnosis

15 (3.1%)

76 (15.9%)

206 (43%)

123 (25.7%)

59 (12.3%)