AI

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, University of Pennsylvania radiology professor, explains that, because generative AI models employ "shallow thinking," they can't yet explain how they reach conclusions or replicate the way a human doctor thinks.

Threat actors are increasingly using AI to generate hacking attempts and phishing scams. Jeff Webber, Intelliguard CTO, calls for cybersecurity vendors to create AI-powered solutions to fight these new threats.

Jerry Shultz, Lightbeam Health Solutions' president, says the company's AI identifies COPD patients who need personalized interventions, reducing readmissions and realizing millions of dollars in savings for clients.

Before deciding how and when to adopt AI, Nicolas Ostrowski of Future Processing advises businesses to have a technology roadmap, sound data practices and strong cybersecurity in place.

Amid the trend of healthcare companies leveraging AI, Jerry Villacres, Manifold's VP of Sales, Cloud Solutions, cautions that they must first implement a sound data strategy to make the most out of those tools.

Mark Polyak, president of global data management at IPSOS, says LLMs can "talk" to patients about administrative tasks like scheduling, but bias and model compatibility must be addressed before clinical deployments.  

Harvard research associate Brian Spisak discusses how a "leadership-first, tech-last" approach can prevent organisations from deploying ticking time bombs.  

Ashok Chennuru, global chief data and insights officer at Elevance Health, and Oron Afek, CEO of Vim, discuss scaling artificial intelligence to accelerate workflows, enhance patient care and unlock personalized medicine.  

Joe O'Brien, head of sales, digital health at LG Electronics, says the company plans to use AI tools in smart hospital rooms to provide better patient experiences by supplementing, not replacing, in-person care.  

Adjunct faculty at Stanford Health Care and CMO and cofounder of Atropos Health, Saurabh Gombar, discusses a study analyzing five LLMs and their accuracy in producing actionable and reliable evidence for healthcare-related questions.