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However, whether providers are willing to adopt AI is not apparent.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n The study seeks to understand the attitude of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and informal health care providers, who we jointly call AIPs, toward adopting AI for TB diagnosis. We chose to study these providers as they are the first point of contact for a majority of TB patients in India.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 406 AIPs across the states of Jharkhand (162 participants) and Gujarat (244 participants) in India. We designed the survey questionnaire to assess the AIPs\u2019 confidence in treating presumptive TB patients, their trust in local radiologists\u2019 reading of the chest x-ray images, their beliefs regarding the diagnostic capabilities of AI, and their willingness to adopt AI for TB diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n We found that 93.7% (270\/288) of AIPs believed that AI could improve the accuracy of TB diagnosis, and for those who believed in AI, 71.9% (194\/270) were willing to try AI. Among all AIPs, 69.4% (200\/288) were willing to try AI. However, we found significant differences in AIPs\u2019 willingness to try AI across the 2 states. Specifically, in Gujarat, a state with better and more accessible health care infrastructure, 73.4% (155\/211) were willing to try AI, and in Jharkhand, 58.4% (45\/77) were willing to try AI. Moreover, AIPs in Gujarat who showed higher trust in the local radiologists were less likely to try AI (odds ratio [OR] 0.15, 95% CI 0.03\u20100.69;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.02). In contrast, in Jharkhand, those who showed higher trust in the local radiologists were more likely to try AI (OR 2.11, 95% CI 0.9\u20104.93;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.09).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n While most AIPs believed in the potential benefits of AI-based TB diagnoses, many did not intend to try AI, indicating that the expected benefits of AI measured in terms of technological superiority may not directly translate to impact on the ground. Improving beliefs among AIPs with poor access to radiology services or those who are less confident of diagnosing TB is likely to result in a greater impact of AI on the ground. 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