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New research finds accuracy and oversight are public's top priorities for AI regulation in healthcare

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A new Ipsos study finds that when it comes to regulating AI in healthcare, the public's top concerns are whether the technology is accurate and whether humans remain in control of its decisions.

Why this matters: People are not asking for AI to stay out of medicine. They are asking for it to be right, and for a real person to be accountable when it is not. That is a reasonable line to draw. Healthcare AI that makes errors can affect diagnoses, treatments, and lives. Public trust here is fragile. Regulators and health systems that ignore what the public actually wants are making a political and ethical bet that tends not to age well.

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