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America should be proud that common-sense voices like Dr. Chauncey Crandall are pushing back against the techno-utopian fantasy that a machine can replace a human being at the bedside. In a Newsmax interview, Dr. Crandall made plain what hardworking Americans already know: artificial intelligence can be a powerful tool for doctors, but it will never replace the judgment, experience, and compassion of a real physician. That clear-headed stance matters as Silicon Valley hawks loudly claim technology can do it all.
The conversation was sparked in part by Elon Musk’s provocative suggestion that medical school could become “pointless,” a line that stokes fear about turning healthcare over to algorithms and startups. Dr. Crandall answered with blunt practicality, noting that AI helps pull up research and clinical data in minutes — useful, yes, but only an adjunct to hands-on care and clinical judgment. Patients deserve the reassurance of a doctor who examines them in person, not a cold recommendation from an app.
This isn’t idle opinion: Dr. Crandall is a Yale-trained cardiologist and director at the Palm Beach Clinic of Preventive Medicine and Cardiology, a physician who has spent decades treating real people with real problems. His credentials and experience give weight to his warning that we should use AI to inform care, not outsource it. When a respected clinician with that background urges caution, policymakers and patients should listen.
Conservatives should celebrate this common-sense approach because it respects professional expertise and individual dignity instead of bowing to the cult of efficiency promoted by big tech. There is a growing temptation in elite circles to prioritize gadgets and cost-cutting over the sanctity of human interaction, and that trend must be resisted. Medicine is not a factory line where cheaper, faster always equals better; it’s a calling that deserves protection from technocratic shortcuts.
Dr. Crandall also warned against letting AI become a crutch that “dumbs down” physicians — a frank admission that training and clinical acumen must remain rigorous. That warning should be echoed from medical schools to hospital boards: deploy AI where it helps, but insist on standards, oversight, and the continued primacy of clinician decision-making. Our veterans, parents, and neighbors deserve doctors who think for themselves, not blind reliance on opaque algorithms.
Finally, this debate is about more than convenience or cost — it’s about trust. The human touch, bedside manner, and moral compass of physicians like Dr. Crandall, who is known for integrating faith and compassion into care, cannot be replicated by code. As conservatives, we must defend a healthcare system that honors the individual, supports skilled professionals, and uses technology as a servant, not a master.
