We must not let AI ‘pull the doctor out of the visit’ for low-income patients | Leah Goodridge and Oni Blackstock

A private company, Akido Labs, is utilizing AI in clinics for low-income and unhoused patients in Southern California, where medical assistants use AI to generate potential diagnoses and treatment plans for review by doctors, a practice that raises concerns about the quality of care. Leah Goodridge and Oni Blackstock argue in The Guardian that this trend could exacerbate healthcare disparities, as generative AI is increasingly integrated into medical practices, with a 2025 American Medical Association survey indicating that two-thirds of physicians were using AI in their work.