AMA Adopts Policy Pushing Back on AI Creep in Medicine at 2026 Annual Meeting — Evidence Standards and Physician Oversight Required

The American Medical Association's House of Delegates adopted policies at its 2026 Annual Meeting requiring AI integrated into clinical practice to be evidence-based and subject to meaningful physician oversight, amid growing concern that technology is being inserted between patients and providers without adequate accountability. The AMA's position is that AI should 'support better care — not stand between patients and the care they need,' while calling on Congress to mandate stronger safeguards for AI health chatbots. The policies come as the Trump administration expands trials of AI-powered diagnostic and prescribing tools.