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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 16 MIN

Your prescriptions and doctor visits could one day be ran by AI bots

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On this edition of the Bay Area All Local, KCBS' Holly Quan spoke with Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF and author of "A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. AI chatbots are everywhere in medical care, from prescription refills to diagnostic services. But, there's still concern over the consequences of "AI doctors."

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