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Patrick O’Connor’s policy on ai doctors

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Should AI be allowed to diagnose patients and prescribe medicine without human doctor supervision?

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Strongly agree

No

The party’s emphasis on caution, liability, and professional standards in healthcare regulation suggests strong skepticism toward removing physician oversight for diagnosis/prescribing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, errors would blur responsibility between hospitals and tech companies

Liability and responsibility concerns resonate with Republican critiques of unclear accountability and litigation risk; they would likely insist on clear lines of responsibility before allowing unsupervised prescribing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, I’d feel safer with a doctor supervising

Preference for physician supervision fits a safety-first, common-sense posture and aligns with maintaining traditional medical responsibility and licensure. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, current AI makes confident mistakes in complex cases

Concerns about AI ‘confident mistakes’ in complex cases match a cautious approach to deploying high-stakes tech without robust validation and clear standards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only if it proves far more accurate than doctors

Conditional approval aligns with a market/innovation-friendly stance so long as outcomes are demonstrably better; Republicans often support evidence-based deregulation (e.g., faster pathways, right-to-try ethos) but would still want safeguards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, patients benefit from empathy and judgment that algorithms lack

While Republicans may not foreground ‘empathy’ as a policy rationale, they do value human judgment and individualized care; this argument would moderately reinforce opposition to fully unsupervised AI. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, it would make high quality care instant and affordable for everyone

Republicans often argue access/affordability should improve via competition and reform, but the claim that unsupervised AI would ensure ‘high quality care’ for everyone is sweeping and would raise safety and accountability concerns. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Republicans have generally favored innovation but also emphasize patient safety, malpractice liability, and limiting unaccountable bureaucracy; fully unsupervised diagnosis/prescribing would likely be seen as risky and premature given current FDA/medical-licensing norms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 143 voters that identify as Republican.

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