The Dangerous Illusion of the "Two-Week AI Expert"

Prof. Gheorghe Ioan Mihalas argues that medical education has been hijacked by "quick fix" AI courses that teach prompt-typing and slide generation while stripping away theoretical foundations, training clinicians to operate opaque technologies without understanding their limits. He contends this produces an "illusion of knowledge" that threatens patient safety, erodes clinical authority as patients arrive with AI-generated demands, and normalizes acceptance of hallucinations and bias. He calls for mandatory, enforceable three-tiered AI education tailored to students, practicing clinicians, and hospital leadership.