Mark Cuban says doctors should be teaching patients how to use AI to help with their treatment
Billionaire Mark Cuban argues that while AI cannot replace the empathy and judgment of doctors, it should be used to assist patients and automate administrative tasks. He suggests that AI can help reduce the burden of 'bullseye administrivia' created by healthcare conglomerates.
Why it matters
Cuban's perspective reflects a growing debate on how AI integration can reshape the medical profession and improve healthcare efficiency.
Mark Cuban is all in on healthcare. Bloomberg/Getty Images Mark Cuban said on X that AI can't replace doctors' empathy, judgment, and real-time observation. Doctors, however, should help patients use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, he said. Cuban also said AI could handle administrative tasks, reducing doctor workloads. Mark Cuban went on a healthcare posting spree on X on Wednesday, pushing back on predictions that AI will replace medics and saying that doctors should be helping patients use AI in their treatment. Across a flurry of posts, the billionaire entrepreneur argued that AI cannot replicate doctors' real-time observation, communication, empathy, and judgment when a patient's condition suddenly changes. Human Dr to patient - You just puked. Let’s find out why. AI - Nothing AI can’t see and reason in real time. Human Dr sees patient collapse. Does CPR.
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