Mark Cuban just pushed back on the "AI will replace doctors" debate today. Here's what you need to know. Cuban replied to Dr. Suneel Dhand, who said AI could take over most of what doctors do within 5 to 10 years. Cuban argued human doctors bring real time observation, judgement, and empathy that AI lacks, like noticing a patient collapse and doing CPR, or learning from a colleague that a patient's parent was abusing them. The fight ties into a JAMA perspective published August 17, 2026 by Ezekiel Emanuel, Abe Baker-Butler, Neal Khosla, and Vinod Khosla, arguing autonomous AI could outperform physicians and physician-AI hybrid teams on cognitive tasks like diagnosis and treatment planning. Key numbers: - JAMA perspective published August 17, 2026 - Dhand predicts AI takeover of most doctor tasks within 5 to 10 years - Khosla and Emanuel say AI-only care could beat physicians by 2030 - One meta-analysis of 83 studies found AI diagnostic accuracy at 52.1%, roughly matching physicians Cuban says no doctor knows how a patient will react in real time the way a human can, so AI will stay a tool, not a replacement.