AI can aid in end-of-life care decisions, but can't replace human teams

AI can aid in end-of-life care decisions, but can't replace human teams 
MarylandToday; by Fid Thompson; 9/19/25 
“Would I be surprised if this person were not alive 12 months from now?”  This so-called “surprise question,” combined with clinical risk calculators, helps doctors make decisions about care for patients near the end of life. Increasingly, clinicians also use artificial intelligence (AI) models to predict remaining life expectancy and better inform palliative care decisions. In a recent study out in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, a University of Maryland researcher sought to understand what palliative care teams think about these AI tools that give an estimated life expectancy or prognosis in end-of-life care, and found mixed reactions.