But the bottom line was that people didn't want AI deciding who gets a kidney.
The people who decide who gets a kidney aren't doing the greatest job either, but I'd prefer them to an AI.
NY Times (no paywall) Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored
For decades, fairness has been the guiding principle of the American organ transplant system. Its bedrock, a national registry, operates under strict federal rules meant to ensure that donated organs are offered to the patients who need them most, in careful order of priority.
But today, officials regularly ignore the rankings, leapfrogging over hundreds or even thousands of people when they give out kidneys, livers, lungs and hearts. These organs often go to recipients who are not as sick, have not been waiting nearly as long and, in some cases, are not on the list at all, a New York Times investigation found.