GoKawiilRFK Jr. tells conference AI now outperforms doctors, cites Altman comment
At the Make America Healthy Again Conference, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Vice President JD Vance that AI chatbots are now 'better informed' than human physicians, according to the New York Times. He said AI could let ordinary Americans challenge public health guidance on masks, social distancing and vaccines, and claimed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told him it would be 'malpractice' for a doctor to prescribe without consulting AI first.
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Kennedy's remarks suggest he sees AI as a tool for undermining trust in medical authorities rather than merely assisting clinicians, which could accelerate public skepticism toward established health guidance he has long opposed. Because he holds the top US health post, his framing may carry outsized influence on how patients and policymakers weigh AI advice against physician expertise, even though many doctors currently use AI only for narrow tasks like note-taking.
- RFK Jr. said AI is now 'better informed' than doctors during a public conference appearance.
- He argued AI empowers people to reject official guidance on masks, distancing, and vaccines.
- He cited an unverified claim that OpenAI's Sam Altman called it 'malpractice' to skip AI consultation in diagnoses.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-09-30
Published there as: “RFK Jr Announcing That AI Is Now Better Than Human Doctors Shows That He Is a Buffoon Who Is Ruining Trust in American Health Institutions”
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