What Will Be the Impact of Economic Volatility and Budget Cuts?
The last few months have been scary times. It is the first time in my life when I feel that the pillars of the economic progress that we’ve made over the last 250 years are under serious threat. In an upcoming article in Fast Company, I discuss the economic world order that was created at the […]
The Longevity Quest: Are We There Yet? Part II
In the first post in this series, we discussed the quest for a longer and healthier life and how unproven approaches are dominating this commercial markets right now. Beyond the preventive measures involving lifestyle changes and certain medications to help manage or prevent chronic diseases (e.g., GLP-1 medications) we don’t have any breakthroughs yet in […]
The Longevity Quest: Are We There Yet? Part I
It is without a doubt that the last decade has seen a surge of interest in health, wellness, mindfulness, mental health, and longevity. I have to assume that with the mobile revolution and the ready availability of apps and wearables and other cool gadgets and tools, achieving those goals seems more accessible, hence the increased […]
Will AI Replace Doctors?
Later today, I’ll be debating Avisha NessAiver, data scientist and creator of @DistilledScience, about whether AI will replace doctors! The debate will be moderated by the host of Digital Health Investor Talk podcast, Steve Wardell. Recently, Bill Gates has mentioned that in 10 years many current jobs will be done by AI, including the doctors […]
How Does the New Regulatory Regime Impact Healthcare Innovation?
Last year, several key developments sparked optimism about the government and industry coming together to create certainty and provide catalysts for the adoption of much needed technologies to make healthcare more accessible and of higher quality. On the government side, President Biden signed an executive order on November of 2023 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy […]
Investment Landscape in Health AI
Back in 2020, just as it looked like the entire world came to a stop from the pandemic, many of us thought that the capital markets would suffer greatly. After all, investors look for stability, strong economic activity, and consumer confidence to allocate capital. If there’s market uncertainty, business or consumer lack of confidence, or […]
Impact of AI on the Healthcare Workforce
One of the most salient discussions around AI is if it will lead to mass job losses and aggregate even more wealth in the hands of the few. I used the last 3 posts discussing AI agents and how the capabilities of these agents to process information, reason, and complete tasks is advancing. This will […]
AI Agents III
In the last post in this series about AI agents and their upcoming role in healthcare, I want to start with the following table that shows how the capabilities of generative AI models has evolved over the last 2 years. As you can see, most of the foundation models by Open AI, Google, and others […]
AI Agents II
In the last post, we discussed the improving capabilities of generative AI and its increasing ability to reason through complex problems. This is the evolution that will be critical if AI systems will become fully autonomous in the near future and free up human resources to focus on different activities. Like any other technology, AI […]
AI Agents I
The last 2 years has seen a dizzying pace of innovation when it comes to foundational AI technologies. While no transformative innovation happens overnight and most innovations that move the needle are usually the result of years and decades of research, we’ve seen generative AI technologies evolve rapidly since the launch of ChatGPT. This has […]