OpenEvidence(@OpenEvidence):Dr. Wachter’s point on the JAMA paper arguing AI can replace doctors: AI wins when it starts with clean clinical facts. Producing those facts is the practice of medicine. It’s the doctor who examines the patient, hears what they’re saying and what they’re leaving out, and turns a messy story into a question worth answering. OpenEvidence works because there’s a physician in front of it.

2026.08.28 00:48

Dr. Wachter’s point on the JAMA paper arguing AI can replace doctors: AI wins when it starts with clean clinical facts. Producing those facts is the practice of medicine. It’s the doctor who examines the patient, hears what they’re saying and what they’re leaving out, and turns a messy story into a question worth answering. OpenEvidence works because there’s a physician in front of it.

Bob Wachter@Bob_Wachter

2026.08.27 17:22

I agreed with much of the controversial @JAMA_current piece on autonomous AI by @ZekeEmanuel @vkhosla @nealkhosla & @AbeBakerButler. Given a clean set of clinical facts, AI will often beat MDs on dx & Rx. But there's far more to the story. My new Substack: