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Comment by Jeremy Friese

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Founder and CEO, Humata Health; physician and healthcare AI entrepreneur
In today's world, I just don't trust the computer to say 'no.' AI Verified source (2026)
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Regulated industries should prohibit AI from making autonomous decisions where fiduciary duty applies

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AI Verified Verified. Quote "In today's world, I just don't trust the computer to say 'no.'" is attributed to Jeremy Friese, MD, founder and CEO of Humata Health, made during a panel at the 2026 University of Michigan V-BID Summit (alongside Michael Chernew and Hannah Neprash), as reported by HFMA. The source URL (hfma.org/revenue-cycle/ai-prior-authorization-healthcare/) returns 403 to WebFetch, but multiple web search results independently confirm the exact quote and its attribution to Friese, including the fuller context: "There's a lot of gray in these medical policies. In today's world, I just don't trust the computer to say 'no.'" Relevancy: Statement 440 is about prohibiting AI from autonomous decisions in regulated industries where fiduciary duty applies. Healthcare prior authorization is a regulated, fiduciary-adjacent context, and Friese's point that AI should never autonomously say "no" on the payer side directly supports the statement. Vote alignment: "for" correctly reflects the quote's skepticism toward AI autonomous denial decisions. Year 2026 is current. All checks pass. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 19d ago
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