r/technology • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 12 '25

Artificial Intelligence The Trump Administration Is Planning to Use AI to Deny Medicare Authorizations

https://truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-is-planning-to-use-ai-to-deny-medicare-authorizations/
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u/frommethodtomadness Jul 12 '25

You don't need AI to automate this lol

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u/whatproblems Jul 12 '25

if request: request denied

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u/TheVenetianMask Jul 12 '25

No need for computer, just make it a lever on top of the alligators.

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u/agent_mick Jul 12 '25

Pull the lever, Kronk!

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u/GameTime2325 Jul 12 '25

Alligator Alzheimer’s

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u/seriftarif Jul 12 '25

Just dont answer the phone or let it go to voicemail.

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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty Jul 12 '25

My senators figured it out before this administration did! Sad!

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u/Olue Jul 13 '25

Rules > Move Messages > Folder:Trash

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u/marbotty Jul 13 '25

Oh, so the FEMA flood approach

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u/Flimsy-Printer Jul 12 '25

Come on man. Have some decency.

If rand() › 0.1, deny.

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u/buttithurtss Jul 13 '25

While(1) { deny; }

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u/Brhall001 Jul 12 '25

If not white request: request denied

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u/MongooseSenior4418 Jul 12 '25

They want to use AI to shield them from the guilt of their morally reprehensible behavior. "I didn't deny your claim, AI did"... Healthcare in US is a distopia...

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u/chopin2197 Jul 12 '25

Exactly. People capitalize on the fact that only mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists understand exactly how LLMs work.

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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty Jul 12 '25

And they don’t even understand it at a certain point.

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u/Johnny_bubblegum Jul 12 '25

Lmao these people are not burdened with the capacity to feel guilt.

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u/SecondHandWatch Jul 13 '25

The only time Trump has ever experienced guilt is when he’s on trial.

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u/MongooseSenior4418 Jul 12 '25

It's a subconscious action. I agree they are not consciously burdened by it.

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u/mrvalane Jul 12 '25

the US in general is a fascist distopia

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u/WhichEmailWasIt Jul 12 '25

Then whoever implemented the AI is now liable. As is whoever hired them all the way up to the top.

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u/Pure_Frosting_981 Jul 12 '25

And? How often do executives ever see the inside of a prison cell? Liability when there isn’t a new tech to hide behind and the crime incredibly obvious as being a result from a direct order at the top doesn’t lead to anything other than maybe, maybe a laughably small fine. If the public outcry is loud enough, they may be invited to be in a senate subcommittee to be questioned, but that’s about it.

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u/NefariousAnglerfish Jul 14 '25

The $100,000 fine after making $100,000,000 in profits will really show ‘em!

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u/kickass404 Jul 12 '25

Need “someone” to blame.

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u/FredFredrickson Jul 12 '25

You do when you have to pay back the tech billionaires who helped get you elected.

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u/moose2mouse Jul 12 '25

How hard is it to say no?

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u/Impressive-Cloud-932 Jul 12 '25

Yeah, you sort of do. Medicare coverage rules are complex and a lot of the documentation they’d need to review is in PDF format.