Uh, soon enough they will not really have a choice.

I just hope my doctor avatar will not be engrossed in AI Hallucinations on the day they grant me my appointment.

Oz told staffers that if a patient went to the doctor for a diabetes diagnosis it would cost roughly $100 an hour, compared with $2 an hour for an AI visit, according to unnamed sources who spoke to Wired magazine. He added that patients may prefer an AI avatar.

Oz also spent a portion of his first meeting with employees arguing they had a “patriotic duty” to remain healthy, with the goal of decreasing costs to the health insurance system. He made a similar argument at his confirmation hearing.

Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall

Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers.