In a STAT News essay, Dr. Frances Mei Hardin argues that the rapid adoption of AI in medicine represents a further erosion of physician autonomy rather than a straightforward enhancement of care. She cites an AMA survey showing 81% of physicians already use AI professionally while 85% want a real voice in how it is adopted, and warns that AI tools are being deployed faster than physicians can meaningfully consent to them. Hardin contends that as AI moves into clinical decision-making once reserved for physicians, liability will increasingly fall on doctors even as control shifts elsewhere, and she urges physicians to actively resist deferring judgment to these systems.
