Vance and RFK Jr. tout AI’s ability to double-check health experts

Published September 29, 2026 7:08pm ET



Vice President JD Vance and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boasted over artificial intelligence‘s efforts to offer second opinions and serve as a check against health experts at a Make America Healthy Again-themed fireside chat on Tuesday.

“One of the things that is going to change is that we’re never ever again going to be able to be dominated by public officials who tell us trust the experts,” said Kennedy, garnering applause from the crowd gathered at the Waldorf Astoria.

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