Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Vice President JD Vance at a Make America Healthy Again event that artificial intelligence would dismantle the authority of medical experts. The Health Secretary claimed the technology would free Americans from what he calls the tyranny of doctors, suggesting citizens should use AI to verify vaccine information and public health guidance. He stated the Trump administration is making AI accessible to every American, arguing the tool is better informed than any physician in the country. Kennedy insisted that ordinary people could no longer be dominated by officials urging trust in experts because everyone would be able to check their own medical advice.
This assertion ignores how large language models generate hallucinations and lack access to real-time clinical data. Relying on such systems for critical health decisions creates a significant risk of misinformation spreading unchecked without professional oversight. The claim that AI can independently validate contrarian views on vaccines contradicts established scientific consensus.
* AI models often fabricate medical facts when generating responses.
* Current technology cannot access real-time patient records or clinical trials.
* Public health guidance relies on peer-reviewed evidence, not algorithmic output.
