Forbes March 21, 2024
Katie Jennings, Alex Knapp

Plus: Why $4.6 Billion Health Records Giant Epic Is Betting Big On Generative AI

Google’s chief health officer Karen DeSalvo described an “inflection point in AI, where we can see its potential to transform health on a planetary scale” at the tech giant’s annual health event on Tuesday.

One of the future applications? An AI-powered health coach that’s coming to your Fitbit. The company is building what it calls a “personal health” large language model, with one major caveat: the bot shouldn’t be considered medical advice. This was a consistent theme throughout the event, as Google kept reinforcing the idea that its AI tools weren’t making any medical decisions. “It seems clear that in the future AI won’t replace doctors,...

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