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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s embrace of AI has left some MAHA allies and medical experts bewildered.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s embrace of AI has left some MAHA allies and medical experts bewildered.

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October 6th, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s embrace of AI has left some MAHA allies and medical experts bewildered.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has crystallised the anxieties that have accumulated among the American public regarding corporate influence — spanning vaccine, pharmaceutical, processed-food and pesticide manufacturers — thereby consolidating a nationwide following.

衛生部長小羅伯特·甘迺迪薈萃了美國民眾對企業影響力所積聚的憂慮——其範疇涵蓋疫苗、藥物、加工食品及農藥製造商——從而凝聚出一批全國性的追隨者。

Yet last week, this champion of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement expressed support for an industry that might seem wholly incongruous: artificial intelligence.

然而,上週,這位「讓美國再次健康」運動的倡導者,竟對一個看似格格不入的產業表達了支持:人工智慧。

At a MAHA summit centred on artificial intelligence and Silicon Valley executives, Kennedy asserted that the technology would, by prompting people to "fact-check their own medical advice", enable Americans to break free from the shackles of "medical tyranny".

於一場以人工智慧及矽谷高階主管為核心議題之MAHA峰會上,甘迺迪聲稱,該項技術將藉由促使民眾「查核自身之醫療建議」,使美國人得以掙脫「醫療暴政」之桎梏。

"We will emphatically not be subjugated once again to public officials who indoctrinate us with the doctrine of 'trust the experts,'" Kennedy declared to an audience attending an invitation-only gathering.

「我們斷然不會再度受制於那些向我們灌輸『信任專家』之論的公共官員,」甘迺迪對僅限受邀者與會的聽眾如是表示。

Several prominent MAHA opinion leaders promptly excoriated Kennedy for his embrace of artificial intelligence, charging that the movement's leadership was increasingly gravitating toward the very corporate interests it had once subjected to rigorous scrutiny.

若干聲名顯赫的MAHA意見領袖旋即對甘迺迪擁抱人工智慧之舉大加撻伐,直指該運動之領導層正日益向他們昔日所嚴加審視的企業利益靠攏。

Meanwhile, medical experts point out that Kennedy's grand vision of enlisting artificial intelligence as a countervailing force against the medical establishment is fundamentally flawed.

與此同時,醫學專家指出,甘迺迪將人工智慧奉為抗衡醫療建制之制衡力量的宏圖,從根本而言即存在瑕疵。

"He clearly is not well versed in how AI actually works," said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania.

「他顯然並不諳熟AI的運作機理,」賓夕法尼亞大學癌症專家暨生物倫理學家齊克·伊曼紐爾博士如是說道。

"What AI aggregates is the information we have accumulated in medical literature and case studies.

「AI所匯聚的,乃是我們於醫學文獻與病例研究中所積累的資訊。

This means that what you are essentially getting is nothing more than medical expertise."

這意味著,你所實質獲取的,無非是醫學專業知識罷了。」

Both OpenAI and Anthropic have launched chatbots focused on the health domain, capable of analysing users' medical records and answering their questions pertaining to healthcare.

OpenAI與Anthropic皆推出聚焦於健康領域之聊天機器人,得以剖析用戶之醫療紀錄,並就其醫療保健相關疑問予以解答。

These models are trained on thousands of peer-reviewed medical papers and professional guidelines, and are further refined with input from physicians.

此等模型係以數千篇經同儕審查之醫學論文及專業指南為訓練基礎,並融入醫師之回饋意見。

"He harbours the hope that artificial intelligence will emulate what he has described," Emanuel remarked.

「他冀望人工智慧能仿效其所述,」伊曼紐爾說道。

"Yet a well-crafted artificial intelligence will not conduct itself in that manner."

「然而,精良的人工智慧並不會如此行事。」

Emily Hilliard, a spokesperson for HHS, stated that what Emanuel described was merely "one narrow use" of the technology.

HHS發言人艾蜜莉·希利亞德表示,伊曼紐爾所描述的,僅係該技術之「一種狹隘用途」。

Hilliard stated that Kennedy aspires, through the deployment of artificial intelligence, to "help them understand, question, compare with the evidence, and make better decisions together with their doctors," thereby empowering Americans with fuller control over their own health data.

希利亞德表示,甘迺迪冀望藉由人工智慧之運用,「幫助他們理解、質問、與證據比較,並與醫生一起做出更好的決定」,從而賦予美國人對其自身健康數據更為充分的掌控權。

She went on to add that this technology would prompt physicians to enhance their efficiency, affording them "more time to treat and care for patients."

她繼而補充,此項技術將促使醫生提升工作效率,使其「有更多時間治療和照顧病人」。

OpenAI and Anthropic ranked among the sponsors of last week's MAHA summit.

OpenAI與Anthropic躋身上週MAHA峰會的贊助商之列。

More than a dozen other companies with pending business dealings with the U.S. government were likewise sponsors, encompassing developers in fields such as psychedelic drugs, fitness wearables, and experimental cancer tests.

另有十餘家與美國政府存在未決業務往來的企業同為贊助方,涵蓋迷幻藥物、健身穿戴裝置及實驗性癌症檢測等領域的開發商。

Sponsors paid as much as $300,000 in exchange for the opportunity for numerous individuals to speak on discussion panels, and these panels included some of the government's highest-ranking health officials, such as Dr. Mehmet Oz of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

贊助商斥資至高達30萬美元,換取眾多人士於座談小組中發言之契機,而該等小組涵蓋若干政府最高層級之衛生官員,諸如聯邦醫療保險和醫療補助服務中心之梅默特·奧茲博士。

"This is a classic case of paid participation," said Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine researcher.

「此乃典型之有償參與,」疫苗研究員羅伯特·馬龍博士如是說道。

This individual had previously raised doubts about the safety of mRNA vaccines and, not long ago, served on a federal vaccine panel under Kennedy's leadership.

此人曾對mRNA疫苗之安全性提出質疑,且於不久之前,在甘迺迪之領導下,任職於一聯邦疫苗小組。

Malone and other representatives of the MAHA movement have all stated that this summit revealed that big business is gradually supplanting the "MAHA moms" and other grassroots advocates who originally propelled the movement.

馬龍與MAHA運動的其他代表人物均表示,此次峰會揭示了大企業正逐步取代最初推動該運動的「MAHA媽媽」及其他草根倡議者。

"If those who represent MAHA and its founding core—be they physicians, patients, or patient advocates—are absent, then there is nothing to speak of," Malone said.

「倘若缺乏代表MAHA及其創建核心之人——無論其為醫者、患者抑或患者倡導者——則無從談起,」馬龍如是說道。

This summit was organised by MAHA Center Inc., one of numerous non-governmental bodies operated by Kennedy's allies and dedicated to advancing his agenda; the other bodies include the think tank MAHA Institute and the political fundraising outfit MAHA PAC.

此次峰會係由MAHA Center Inc.所籌辦,該機構乃甘迺迪盟友所營運之諸多非政府團體之一,矢志推展其議程;其餘團體尚包括智庫MAHA Institute及政治募款機構MAHA PAC。

At a reception held on the eve of the summit, the publisher Tony Lyons, who serves as the operator of MAHA Center, MAHA PAC, and several affiliated organizations, responded to the criticism that corporate sponsorship had attracted.

於峰會召開前夕之招待會上,身兼MAHA Center、MAHA PAC及數個相關團體經營者之出版商托尼·萊昂斯,就企業贊助所招致之批評作出回應。

"The truth of the matter is that we are striving with all our might to build the grandest movement we are capable of building, so as to truly get things done," Lyons said.

「實情在於,我們正傾力締造吾人所能締造之最宏大的運動,以求真正成事,」萊昂斯如是說。

The alliance that Kennedy has forged with Silicon Valley dovetails with the broader initiatives of the Trump administration.

甘迺迪與矽谷締結之同盟,與川普政府更為廣泛之舉措若合符節。

President Donald Trump has vigorously resisted efforts to tighten oversight of AI companies, the very firms that have helped propel the stock market to record highs.

唐納德·川普總統強烈抵制針對AI公司強化監督之舉措,而此類公司正是助推股市締造歷史新高的推手。

One of Trump's first actions upon returning to the White House was to rescind the Biden administration's executive order on AI oversight.

川普重返白宮後的首批行動之一,便是撤銷拜登政府關於AI監督的行政命令。

It took the administration more than 16 months to replace it with an order of its own.

政府耗費逾16個月,方以自身命令取而代之。

In recent weeks, Trump has announced a series of measures that allow the AI industry to regulate itself, sought to rebrand the technology as "superintelligence," and simultaneously dismissed the concerns voiced by both parties regarding the impact of data centers on nearby residents.

近數週以來,川普宣布多項舉措,令AI行業得以自我監管,並試圖將該技術重新命名為「超級智慧」,同時對兩黨就數據中心影響周邊居民所表達的關切置之不理。

Meanwhile, Dr. Oz, joined by other government officials, has hailed artificial intelligence as a panacea for many of America's entrenched healthcare ills, spanning an array of intractable problems: spiraling medical costs, fraudulent practices within the healthcare system, a shortage of physicians, and even the successive closure of rural hospitals.

與此同時,奧茲博士偕同其他政府官員,將人工智慧奉為化解美國諸多醫療沉痾之萬靈丹,所涉範疇涵蓋醫療成本節節攀升、醫療保健體系之詐欺行徑、醫師人力短缺,乃至農村醫院相繼關閉等棘手難題。

Medicare officials have been engaged in ongoing consultations with several healthcare chatbot companies, among them a firm that provides support for a Utah program offering AI-assisted prescription refills.

聯邦醫療保險官員持續與數家醫療聊天機器人企業進行磋商,其中涵蓋一家為猶他州一項提供AI輔助處方續配計畫提供支援的公司。

Glenn Cohen, a bioethics expert at Harvard Law School, pointed out that the remarks made by Kennedy and other officials last week reflect a kind of "techno-utopian" outlook that embraces the potential benefits of AI.

哈佛法學院生物倫理學專家格倫·科恩指出,甘迺迪與其他官員上週所發表之言論,折射出一種對AI潛在效益抱持「技術烏托邦」式的觀點。

Cohen noted that over the past year, Kennedy's agenda has largely centred on efforts to curb practices in the food industry that he deems harmful to consumers, such as the use of artificial colourings and undeclared chemical additives.

科恩指出,甘迺迪於過去一年之議程,泰半聚焦於試圖遏制其認定有害消費者之食品業行徑,諸如人工色素之使用及未申報化學添加劑等。

Cohen remarked that, given Kennedy's misgivings about "Big Food", he was astonished to find that the health secretary had failed to perceive "the risk that market incentives may diverge from the public interest".

科恩謂,有鑑於甘迺迪對「大食品」之疑慮,渠驚訝地發現,這位衛生部長竟未洞見「市場激勵恐有悖離公共利益之虞」。

Several of the most prestigious MAHA organizations are actively planning actions against the interests of AI.

若干最負盛名的MAHA組織正積極籌劃反對AI利益之行動。

For instance, Moms Across America has launched advocacy campaigns at both the local and national levels, raising alarms about the pollution, water consumption, and electricity costs arising from the construction of data centers.

舉例而言,Moms Across America發動了地方乃至全國層面的倡議行動,就數據中心建設所衍生的污染、水資源耗用及電費等問題提出警示。

The organization was founded by Zen Honeycutt, who formerly served on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign team.

該組織由澤恩·霍尼卡特所創立,其曾於甘迺迪總統競選團隊中任職。

Moms Across America never responded to any of the related requests for comment.

「美國媽媽」組織自始至終均未就任何相關置評請求作出回應。

AI experts do not deny that this technology will fundamentally transform the way doctors and patients approach medical decisions.

AI專家並不否認這項技術將從根本上改變醫生和患者處理醫療決定的方式。

Dr. Robert Wachter, a medical technology expert at the University of California, San Francisco, points out that Kennedy's claim that AI will give patients greater insight into their own health is not unfounded.

加州大學舊金山分校醫學技術專家羅伯特·瓦赫特博士指出,甘迺迪聲稱AI將賦予患者更多關於自身健康的見解,此言不虛。

However, Wachter contends that the adoption of AI may serve to further entrench the counsel of medical professionals, rather than the contrarian views that Kennedy so often champions.

然而,瓦赫特認為,AI的採用或將進一步鞏固醫學專業人士的建議,而非甘迺迪所經常推崇的逆向觀點。

"Democratization is a noble endeavour," Wachter remarked.

「民主化誠屬善舉,」瓦赫特表示。

"Yet what it entails is the broad dissemination of the finest science at our disposal, and that frequently means science forged by those who know it best."

「然而,其意涵在於使我們所掌握之最卓越科學得以廣為流傳,而此往往意味著由深諳此道者所締造之科學。」

Experts remain at odds to this day over just how swiftly artificial intelligence might supplant physicians.

專家們對於人工智慧究竟能以何等速度取代醫生,至今依然莫衷一是。

Several recent studies have revealed that, in critical decision-making scenarios, the performance of AI operating independently surpasses that of physicians practising on their own or of physicians collaborating with AI.

近期數項研究揭示,於關鍵決策情境中,AI獨立運作之效能,凌駕於單獨執業之醫生或醫生與AI協同合作之上。

Such studies, however, typically furnish the AI with detailed written scenarios to analyse—a format tantamount to a medical examination.

惟此類研究通常係向AI提供詳盡之書面情景以供解析——其性質相當於醫學考試。

When researchers observed patients interacting with AI in real time, they uncovered a series of problems: people often fail to supply sufficient information, with the result that the AI cannot correctly diagnose their medical issues, while chatbots repeatedly offer advice of mixed quality.

當研究人員即時觀察患者與AI之互動時,他們揭示了一系列問題:人們往往未能提供充分資訊,致使AI無法正確診斷其醫療問題,而聊天機器人則屢屢給出優劣參半的建議。

"We urgently need to establish, in real-world settings: do these things actually work?" Wachter said.

「我們亟需在現實情境中釐清:這些東西果真奏效嗎?」瓦赫特說道。

"When people are under pressure, or don't know how to interpret the output, what actually happens?"

「當人們身處壓力之下,或不知如何解讀輸出結果時,實際上究竟會發生什麼事?」

The journalist's health and science reporting is financially supported by the Fund for Journalists and private foundations.

記者之健康與科學報導,獲記者新聞基金會及私人基金會之財務資助。

The Associated Press bears sole responsibility for all content.

美聯社對所有內容承擔全部責任。

For the Associated Press's guidelines on collaborating with philanthropic organizations, a list of funders, and the areas of reporting that receive funding, please consult AP.org.

有關美聯社與慈善機構合作之準則、贊助者名錄及受資助報導領域,請於AP.org查閱。

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