Americans are somewhat more troubled than thrilled over AI’s mounting presence in modern life. But the collective outlook is a rich blend of both.

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Skeptics may be forgiven for doubting the spirit of togetherness will have any staying power, but for now America’s two major political parties are talking in practical unison about working things out over a…

Today’s go-to generative AI—namely ChatGPT-4—is pretty darned good at parsing out probable diseases in difficult-to-diagnose patient cases.

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Uber Health is set to start providing its users with over-the-counter medication and grocery delivery as part of its growing portfolio of healthcare offerings. 

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If healthcare AI is to flourish outside of academic research settings and industry R&D departments, it will need to win over its most difficult-to-impress audience: healthcare workers in hospitals.…

It stands to reason that the branch of healthcare most reliant on the use of language in clinical practice would embrace large language AI. But is U.S. mental healthcare on board with the notion? Consider:…

The large language model of many talents, ChatGPT, now has official duties related to charting in the electronic health record of a hybrid primary care company. 

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an elective course that can quickly transform fourth-year medical students from functional AI novices to budding AI experts. …

Chinese President Xi Jinping is urging his national security operation to prepare for threats from inside as well as outside the country. Tech-enabled risks are top of mind for the head of the Chinese Communist…

Several hundred AI experts, stakeholders and commentators are alerting the world to the technology’s potential for widespread harm. To maximize chances of being heard far and wide, the collective has boiled…

The Biden Administration has refreshed its efforts to encourage AI innovation while mitigating AI risks.

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The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a warning to healthcare companies on how it defines the …

Three years after the height of the COVID pandemic, new interviews with a large group of primary care physicians in the U.S. are providing valuable insight into how the implementation of …

Patients can be persuaded to place almost as much confidence in diagnostic AI as they have in primary care physicians.

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Washington has been all over AI this week. One highlight: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifying strongly in favor of federal AI oversight. Another: a bipartisan bench of senators peppering Altman and two other AI…

Augmented reality med-tech company MediView XR Inc. today announced that it has secured millions in funding from…

America’s two major political parties agree on very little of late, but they have a mutual interest in working together toward overseeing AI.

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As the world grapples with the potential downsides of generative AI, a global group of healthcare researchers is warning of health perils that could emanate from well beyond clinical settings.…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is setting up seven new institutes for studying foundational AI. Two of the initiatives have healthcare as a prime focus. Key facts to know about the development: …