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Technology

Jul. 8, 2025

Artificial intelligence, real liability: The new frontier of medical malpractice

As AI edges toward becoming standard of care, providers may soon face liability for not using it -- raising ethical concerns about surrendering medical judgment to a machine or risking a malpractice claim.

Anne Schneider

Associate Attorney
Fenton Law Group LLP

Phone: (310) 444-5244

Email: aschneider@fentonlawgroup.com

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Artificial intelligence, real liability: The new frontier of medical malpractice
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Although the beginnings of modern artificial intelligence (AI) can be traced as far back as 1956, modern generative AI, the most famous example of which is arguably ChatGPT, only began emerging in 2019. For better or worse, the steady rise of generative AI has increasingly impacted the medical field. At this time, AI has begun to advance in a way that creates potential liability...

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