Autonomous AI and the future of clinical care: an expert interview with Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD

Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, sat down with HTN's Kevin O'Leary on September 4, 2026 to discuss why AI already outperforms physicians on core clinical tasks, why adding a human in the loop can degrade AI's performance, and which chronic conditions are the best near-term candidates for autonomous AI management.