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Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
(www.medicalprotection.org)
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2026
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Well, yeah, if a surgeon decided that using a chainsaw in surgery was a good idea and the hospital went ahead with it, it's not up to the chainsaw maker to pay compensation after a patient was eviscerated on the operating table.
AI is stupidly dangerous for any life critical task that requires precision and correctness.
Unless the chainsaw manufacturer explicitly said "surgery grade chainsaw, perfect for operations, better than a scalpel, surgery tool of the future"
Which is what medical AI companies say all the time. Sue the Dr, sue the hospital, but most of all sue medical AI companies until they're bankrupt and banned forever.