{"slug": "misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety", "title": "Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’", "summary": "AI-generated doctors are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice, posing a 'huge danger to public safety,' experts warn. British Medical Association council deputy chair Dr. Emma Runswick flagged the risks of accounts that 'peddle medical myths and promote so-called miracle cures.'", "body_md": "# Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’\n\nBy Joe PinnerSource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)Research shows AI accounts are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice\n\nMisleading health claims online pose a “huge danger to public safety”, experts have warned, after research has shown that AI-generated doctors are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice.\n\nThe British Medical Association council deputy chair, Dr Emma Runswick, flagged the risks posed by AI accounts that “peddle medical myths and promote so-called miracle cures”.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-public-safety-danger-tiktok)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-s-6dfr", "published_at": "2026-07-27 06:00:34+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-27 07:27:16.557133+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["British Medical Association", "Dr. Emma Runswick", "TikTok"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/misleading-ai-generated-doctors-pose-huge-danger-to-public-safety.jsonld"}}