AI SAFETY & ETHICS

Nurses Sound Alarm as ‘Uber for Nursing’ Apps Push to Deregulate Healthcare

AI Now Institute

A new AI Now Institute report published April 21, 2026, warns that gig-work platforms marketed as "Uber for nursing" are aggressively lobbying states to rewrite healthcare staffing rules, a push that could leave nurses with less pay, fewer protections, and less control over their shifts, according to The Guardian.