RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise

US Health Secretary RFK Jr. said at a MAHA event that AI understands things better than any doctor and will help free Americans from medical experts' "medical tyranny," validating his views on masks, social distancing and vaccines. Ars Technica tested this and found that Gemini and ChatGPT's answers on the effectiveness of masks and social distancing aligned with mainstream medical consensus, not his claims.