Doctors want liability shield from AI mistakes

The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence in hospitals and clinics is leading the nation's biggest physicians group to lobby for new legal protections if AI harms patients.Why it matters: The use of increasingly sophisticated AI tools and recommendations is blurring the lines around negligence in health care, raising questions about whether doctors should be held responsible for decisions that rely on software.There's added urgency as autonomous AI takes on more and more important medical tasks with less direct oversight. The question is who's responsible when something goes wrong.Drivin