31.08.2026, Moscow.
Inevitable deaths among elderly patients who follow recommendations from AI-generated “doctors” will not result in penalties for either the creators of the videos or the video-hosting platforms on which they are posted, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s IT Desk believes.
Earlier, the British news agency BBC reported that AI-generated videos aimed at elderly people, featuring “doctors” giving advice on purchasing products and medicines, have already become a global business. The publication emphasizes that advice from “AI doctors” can cause fatal harm to people. However, it identified at least 50 YouTube channels providing instructions in various languages on how to create such videos and how much profit they can generate.
The videos are specifically targeted at older audiences because, having more free time, elderly people may be more likely to purchase the advertised products. BBC also cites a statement from Google, the company that owns YouTube, which claims that the platform prohibits the dissemination of medical misinformation capable of causing harm to human health, including content created using AI.
Although the BBC does not mention recommendations for creating videos in Russian, the widespread emergence of similar Russian-language AI content is only a matter of time. After all, amid declining access to medical care, people have long turned to advice on the internet, and such videos will find an audience both on YouTube and on social media.
There is also little doubt that Russian-language videos featuring “AI doctors” will likewise promote products and medical recommendations whose implementation could at times cause fatal harm to elderly people. However, establishing a direct connection between a death and advice contained in a video circulated on social media is extremely difficult.
But even if such a connection could be conclusively established, holding the video’s creators accountable would be virtually impossible. Viewers follow the “recommendations” of their own free will and at their own risk, while the video platform is protected by rules prohibiting medical misinformation.
It should be noted that the official government-approved plan for 2025–2030 includes a set of initiatives aimed at improving health literacy among pensioners.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
