Algorithmic Authority and the Clinical Standard of Care
The integration of artificial intelligence into clinical medicine creates a fundamental tension between algorithmic probabilistic reasoning and the experiential intuition of expert physicians; applying Lawrence Lessig's \enquote{Code is Law} framework, I argue that the architecture of clinical AI systems already functions as de facto medical regulation, reshaping liability and the standard of care. Reframing AI \enquote{hallucination} as structurally analogous to well-documented human cognitive
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Published: 29 April 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Healthcare
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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