In this critical situation, the patient's life is in immediate peril, and any delay guarantees death, making the ethical imperative to prioritize beneficence and save the life outweigh strict adherence to protocols. Bypassing security to initiate the automated surgery addresses the urgency, as negotiating with protesters could introduce fatal delays despite potential for de-escalation, and upholding protocols directly leads to the patient's demise. Stakeholders include the patient, whose right to life is paramount, the doctor unable to act, and protesters whose concerns, while valid, cannot justify allowing a preventable death; the trade-off is potential legal or trust issues for the hospital, but the uncertainty of AI success is offset by the certainty of death otherwise.