# Many Americans want permission before AI is used in their healthcare

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/many-americans-want-permission-before-ai-is-used-in-their-healthcare/

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 54% of Americans said they would want to give permission each time before their healthcare system uses AI for clinical purposes such as choosing treatments or diagnosing patients.

About a third said they would want to be notified each time AI is used but would not need to give permission (32%), while 14% said they would not want to be notified or asked for permission.

## Topline

If your healthcare system uses AI for clinical purposes like choosing treatments or diagnosing patients, do you want to:

54% of Americans want to give permission each time before clinical AI is used in their healthcare.

- Give permission each time before AI is used: 54.1%
- Be notified each that AI is used, but do not need to give permission: 32.3%
- I do not want to be notified or asked for permission: 13.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 3
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#preferences-on-ai-usage-in-healthcare-for-treatment-and-diagnosis](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#preferences-on-ai-usage-in-healthcare-for-treatment-and-diagnosis)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#preferences-on-ai-usage-in-healthcare-for-treatment-and-diagnosis](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#preferences-on-ai-usage-in-healthcare-for-treatment-and-diagnosis)