RFK Jr. says AI can break medical authority; tested AIs back vaccines and masks
What happened
On October 1, 2026, Ars Technica reported US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a MAHA event that the Trump administration is "making AI easily available to every American," that AI will free people from the "medical tyranny" of doctors and health experts, and that people should use it for second medical opinions. He claimed AI would overturn expert conclusions that masks, social distancing and vaccines block transmission. But the outlet's tests found both Gemini and ChatGPT answered that masks and social distancing do work.
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- Ars Technica · AIRFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise
美国卫生部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪在 MAHA 活动上称，特朗普政府正"让每个美国人都能轻松使用 AI"，AI 将帮人们摆脱医生和卫生专家的"医疗暴政"，并建议用 AI 获取医疗第二意见。他声称 AI 会推翻口罩、社交距离和疫苗阻断传播的专家结论，但 Gemini 和 ChatGPT 均回答口罩与社交距离确实有效。
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