Issue 14 · Nov 2–8, 2026Agent Age News magazine · Other editions · Method · HU / ENG

How AI is affecting healthcare, medicine and drug development, curated weekly

regulation · United States

Khosla asks FDA to certify AI that outperforms the median doctor; nurses object

Sep 9, 2026 · Issue 6 · 2 sources, 3 articles

Venture investor Vinod Khosla called on 9 September for the FDA to certify autonomous AI that outperforms the "median human doctor". Nurses sounded the alarm over the AI investor's push for AI care without doctors.

Who is affected and how

doctor
The regulatory debate over reshaping the physician's role directly concerns the profession's autonomy.

Narrative: AI already diagnoses better · AI must be licensed as a doctor · Nurses are introducing AI without involving them

Sources

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