# As AI beats doctors, regulators shouldn't force a human into the loop, JAMA piece says

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> Published: 2026-08-18 11:43:02+00:00

An opinion piece in the medical journal JAMA argues that autonomous AI will soon outperform any doctor-AI team at medical reasoning tasks. The authors warn against writing a doctor's final say into regulation, but concede that almost all the evidence comes from simulations, not real patient care.

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