Autonomous AI will beat AI-assisted physicians at some medical tasks by 2030 AI won’t take over doctors’ jobs completely, but it is far more capable than skeptics think

https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/09/ai-medicine-assisted-physicians-research-autonomy/ By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Abe Baker-ButlerSept. 9, 2026 Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives and co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Baker-Butler is a research fellow in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.