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Utah has become the first state to let an artificial intelligence system renew certain prescriptions without human oversight, a move officials say could relieve pressure on strained clinicians but that medical groups warn may erode critical safeguards in patient care. — Vithun Khamsong/Getty Images

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Paging Dr. Algorithm: AI steps into medicine, but not without concerns

Utah has become the first state to let an artificial intelligence system renew certain prescriptions without human oversight, a move officials say could relieve pressure on strained clinicians, but medical groups warn may erode critical safeguards in patient care. In January, Utah announced a first‑of‑its‑kind partnership with Doctronic, a New York–based startup whose autonomous AI…