{"id":256580,"date":"2026-05-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/canadians-may-ask-ai-for-medical-advice-but-dont-want-it-replacing-humans-poll-suggests\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T05:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:20:33","slug":"canadians-may-ask-ai-for-medical-advice-but-dont-want-it-replacing-humans-poll-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/canadians-may-ask-ai-for-medical-advice-but-dont-want-it-replacing-humans-poll-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians may ask AI for medical advice but don’t want it replacing humans, poll suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadians may ask AI for medical advice but don’t want it replacing humans, poll suggests<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/ai-healthcare-canadians-poll-9.7213138<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-27 05:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cbc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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A new poll on AI and health care suggests that while some Canadians may be turning to chatbots for medical advice, they’re far less comfortable with the technology being used to make medical decisions or replace a visit with a doctor.<\/p>\n

The Liaison Strategies poll of just over 1,500 Canadians in May found that 46 per cent of respondents had asked an AI chatbot for medical advice in the past year.<\/p>\n

But 68 per cent of respondents said they would rather wait two weeks to see a real doctor than get an AI-generated diagnosis immediately, and only 13 per cent said they were comfortable with AI diagnosing and prescribing medication without a doctor.<\/p>\n

The poll also found that respondents were worried about how artificial intelligence would impact the health-care system and about potential privacy breaches.<\/p>\n

Asked if they believe AI will make Canadian health care better, worse or have no impact in 10 years, 40 per cent said they believed it will make it worse, while 30 per cent said they believed it would improve health care.<\/p>\n

Seventy-eight per cent of respondents said they were worried AI will make medical visits feel cold and impersonal, while 83 per cent said they were concerned private tech companies will profit too much from the public health system.<\/p>\n

On the issue of privacy, 52 per cent said they were very concerned that hospital AI will make records more vulnerable to hackers, and 47 per cent said they opposed sharing anonymous records with researchers to improve AI tools.<\/p>\n

WATCH | More Canadians turning to AI chatbots for health advice:<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

Are AI chatbots giving good medical advice to Canadians?<\/p>\n

More Canadians are turning to artificial intelligence with questions about their health, but research shows the answers they’re getting could be incorrect or misleading. As…<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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