New Bill Would Let FDA-Approved AI Handle Diagnoses and Prescriptions—Could Algorithms Become Your First-Line Doctor?
What happens when your next prescription is written by an algorithm instead of a human doctor? That’s not sci-fi anymore—it’s the premise of a new bill introduced by U.S. Congressman David Schweikert that would authorize FDA-cleared AI systems to diagnose routine conditions, manage prescriptions, and normalize data from wearables like smartwatches in day-to-day care. Depending…