AI in the clinic raises new questions about consent

The piece examines how AI in medicine strains informed consent: patients may not know AI is involved, what role it plays, or how much weight clinicians give it. It cites a September 2026 American Journal of Bioethics editorial by Harvard Medical School researchers noting traditional consent assumes a patient is authorizing a specific clinician.

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