The Wrong Scapegoat: Why Blaming AI Won’t Fix Medicine’s Accountability Crisis

The real danger isn’t artificial intelligence—it’s our refusal to confront human error in a system that’s been failing patients for decades. The Responsibility Clause.

When The Guardian warns that AI could “make it harder to establish blame for medical failings,” it strikes a nerve in medicine. The article quotes experts worrying that artificial intelligence might complicate lawsuits or make it difficult to determine who is at fault when something goes wrong. But step back for a moment: do we really think medicine tod…