Nurses protested at 22 Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state of California on Tuesday, saying they want to call attention to layoffs, wage theft and the use of 'untested technologies' as artificial intelligence becomes more commonly used in the hospital setting.

Outside the Vacaville Medical Center, a few dozen nurses joined in on the nationwide demonstration.

Kaiser Permanente leadership told CBS Sacramento that this demonstration was not a strike and there was no disruption in hospital service Tuesday.

"The nationwide effort is to keep nurses at the bedside and not replace us with AI technology," said Gina Macalino, a registered nurse in Vacaville.

Nurses CBS Sacramento spoke with on the picket line say some AI use in the right context is fine, but they fear certain uses are

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