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RFK Jr. says AI will approve new drugs at FDA ‘very, very quickly’ (gizmodo.com)

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"We need to stop trusting the experts," Kennedy told Tucker Carlson.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s podcast on Monday and it’s filled with the ramblings of a man completely detached from reality.

Kennedy falsely suggested vaccines cause autism, more or less endorsed the idea that Anthony Fauci should go to prison, and says that AI will allow the FDA to approve new drugs very quickly. It’s quite a mess.

These absolutely unhinged ideas wouldn’t be such a problem if this were any other fringe lunatic appearing on the podcast of a racist former Fox News host. But Kennedy happens to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a man who’s been given enormous power over America’s entire healthcare system thanks to Donald Trump.

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[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 67 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, he wants to trust algorithms known to make shit up, over scientists who get paid by big pharma to lie? /s

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

scientists who get paid by big pharma to lie?

Low key, unironically. The FDA has a disturbing history of approving certain medications and treatments before they've been safely tested and restricting certain medications and treatments because they're politically polarized. Elon's brain chip keeps getting ignored by regulators. Weight loss drugs and smoking alternatives keep getting special treatment. Meanwhile, mild narcotics and modern contraceptives are constantly bottled up by partisan regulators.

The joke of all this is RFK Jr effectively doubling down on the politicized system under the cover of "Computer Said So".