Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Is your PG's AI usage that of a Centaur or a Cyborg: Journal club "NEJM review"

Article in NEJM that shows how PG residents can be classified into Centaurs and Cyborgs in terms of their AI usage!




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Unfortunately the article is closed access and I hope they don't mind my sharing their figure 4




https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2503232?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content


Here's another article that "offers an in-depth analysis of a groundbreaking study, "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier," conducted by leading academic and corporate institutions. They explore key findings, reveal real-world implications, and ponder ethical considerations, ultimately aiming to shed light on AI's role in the future of work including 
  • The Concepts of 'Centaur' and 'Cyborg' Behavior
  • Ethical and Social Implications

Methodology: How Was the Study Conducted?

The research engaged 758 consultants from Boston Consulting Group and employed a comprehensive stratified random assignment method. Participants were assessed on various tasks ranging from creativity to analytical thinking, with or without AI support and the article linked below unpacks these fascinating results."

Unquoted from: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/decoding-jagged-frontier-ai-centaurs-cyborgs-future-work-dan-martines#:~:text=Unlike%20the%20Centaur%20model%2C%20where,complex%20challenges%20in%20real%2Dtime.

The name Centaur for humans who are supposedly superior in intelligence may have stemmed from the fact that centaurs are deemed to be liminal beings "combining two distinct states of simultaneous existence within one physical body. This unique perspective may provide the liminal being with wisdom and the ability to instruct, making them suitable mentors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liminal_being



The term cyborg applies to a living organism that has restored function or enhanced abilities due to the integration of some artificial component or technology that relies on feedback. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg

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