Public demands human final approval

National survey data show a substantial share of U.S. adults report discomfort with doctors using AI for diagnoses and treatments, and that comfort rises with education and income. The dominant public preference is for clinicians to retain final decision authority, even where AI is used. — This shifts debates from whether to allow AI in medicine to how to require and enforce human‑in‑the‑loop safeguards, liability rules, and disclosure practices.