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OpinionArs Technica · AI· Beth Mole·· 16 days ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says AI will free Americans from the 'tyranny' of medical facts and expert authority

RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise

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At a MAHA event, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration is making AI easy for every American to use and that AI will help people escape the 'medical tyranny' of doctors and health experts. He recommended seeking a second medical opinion from AI, saying it 'knows more than any doctor in the country'. He claimed AI would overturn expert conclusions about masks, social distancing, and vaccines preventing transmission, but both Gemini and ChatGPT answered that masks and social distancing do work.

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