102
▲ 11× since 2020
publications on patient perceptions of AI in healthcare in 2025
20202025
What the chart shows
RAISE Health counted 102 publications on patient perceptions of AI in healthcare in 2025, more than double the 48 of 2024 and 11 times the 9 of 2020. Over 2020–2025 it found 204.
The AI Index sums up this literature as conditional acceptance: patients tend to endorse AI in assisting roles rather than making decisions on its own, and their trust depends heavily on their clinician’s endorsement. Loss of empathy in care is a common concern.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| Total, 2020–2025 | 204 |
How to read it
- Publications identified by RAISE Health as studying patients’ views of AI in healthcare.
- The AI Index text calls the growth since 2020 tenfold; the data shows 11.3 times. We use the data.
Source: RAISE Health, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 6.3.2: Number of publications on patient perceptions of AI in healthcare, 2020–25. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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