Ohio has implemented new cybersecurity regulations for local governments aimed at enhancing defenses against rising cyberattacks, including ransomware incidents affecting cities like Cleveland. The regulations require local authorities to establish cybersecurity policies and mandate public approval for any ransom payments, promoting transparency and accountability in financial dealings with cybercriminals. This approach is designed to deter hasty decisions regarding ransom payments and to encourage local governments to invest in robust cybersecurity measures, contributing to broader efforts to combat cybercrime. As attacks on government entities continue to grow in frequency and complexity, these regulations represent a critical step in strengthening the resilience of municipal operations against cyber threats.

Ohio Enacts Tough Cybersecurity Rules for Local Governments to Combat Attacks Cleveland.com

In this piece, Paul Cerrato and John Halamka, MD, of Mayo Clinic Platform critically compare today’s enthusiasm for large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT to Hans Christian Andersen’s folktale of a vain emperor paraded naked amid widespread denial. They acknowledge promising uses of LLMs - such as boosting radiology interpretation and diagnostic accuracy when deployed in systems like Microsoft’s Sequential Diagnosis Benchmark (SDBench) and the MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO), which reportedly outperform physicians on complex simulated cases - but caution that these experiments rely on idealized, structured data far removed from the messiness of real-world clinical records. More concerning, they note, is that over-reliance on generative AI can promote mental “laziness” and diminish clinicians' critical thinking - a form of cognitive offloading that echoes the emperor’s folly of mistaking illusion for reality.

Is AI in Healthcare a New Emperors New Clothes Scenario? Mayo Clinic Platform

Advocate Health is implementing an ambitious artificial intelligence strategy to streamline clinical documentation, evaluating 225 solutions to enhance healthcare efficiency without displacing clinicians. Central to this initiative is Microsoft's DAX Copilot, which assists nearly 7,000 clinicians in drafting clinical notes, aiming to expand to 12,000 by year-end. This approach not only reduces documentation time by up to 65%, alleviating administrative burdens and decreasing reliance on scribes, but also enhances diagnostic capabilities in imaging through tools like Aidoc and Rad AI. Advocate Health's efforts could set new standards in patient care and address workforce challenges in specialty areas, said Andy Crowder, SVP and Chief Digital Officer at Advocate Health.

Advocate Health Revolutionizes Clinical Workflow with AI-Powered Documentation Tools Becker's Hospital Review

AI search engine Perplexity is facing accusations of violating web norms by using stealth tactics to bypass restrictions set by websites through robots.txt files and firewalls. Cloudflare's investigation revealed that when Perplexity was blocked, it deployed a stealth bot employing various methods, including rotating IP addresses, to continue scraping content from tens of thousands of domains. This behavior raises significant concerns regarding adherence to the Robots Exclusion Protocol, which is designed to protect website owners' rights and data integrity. For healthcare technology professionals, this situation underscores the importance of robust data governance and the potential vulnerabilities associated with automated content scraping.

AI Search Engine Perplexity Accused of Evading Internet Privacy Norms Ars Technica

Ohio has implemented new cybersecurity regulations for local governments aimed at enhancing defenses against rising cyberattacks, including ransomware incidents affecting cities like Cleveland. The regulations require local authorities to establish cybersecurity policies and mandate public approval for any ransom payments, promoting transparency and accountability in financial dealings with cybercriminals. This approach is designed to deter hasty decisions regarding ransom payments and to encourage local governments to invest in robust cybersecurity measures, contributing to broader efforts to combat cybercrime. As attacks on government entities continue to grow in frequency and complexity, these regulations represent a critical step in strengthening the resilience of municipal operations against cyber threats.

Ohio Enacts Tough Cybersecurity Rules for Local Governments to Combat Attacks Cleveland.com

In this piece, Paul Cerrato and John Halamka, MD, of Mayo Clinic Platform critically compare today’s enthusiasm for large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT to Hans Christian Andersen’s folktale of a vain emperor paraded naked amid widespread denial. They acknowledge promising uses of LLMs - such as boosting radiology interpretation and diagnostic accuracy when deployed in systems like Microsoft’s Sequential Diagnosis Benchmark (SDBench) and the MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO), which reportedly outperform physicians on complex simulated cases - but caution that these experiments rely on idealized, structured data far removed from the messiness of real-world clinical records. More concerning, they note, is that over-reliance on generative AI can promote mental “laziness” and diminish clinicians' critical thinking - a form of cognitive offloading that echoes the emperor’s folly of mistaking illusion for reality.

Is AI in Healthcare a New Emperors New Clothes Scenario? Mayo Clinic Platform

Advocate Health is implementing an ambitious artificial intelligence strategy to streamline clinical documentation, evaluating 225 solutions to enhance healthcare efficiency without displacing clinicians. Central to this initiative is Microsoft's DAX Copilot, which assists nearly 7,000 clinicians in drafting clinical notes, aiming to expand to 12,000 by year-end. This approach not only reduces documentation time by up to 65%, alleviating administrative burdens and decreasing reliance on scribes, but also enhances diagnostic capabilities in imaging through tools like Aidoc and Rad AI. Advocate Health's efforts could set new standards in patient care and address workforce challenges in specialty areas, said Andy Crowder, SVP and Chief Digital Officer at Advocate Health.

Advocate Health Revolutionizes Clinical Workflow with AI-Powered Documentation Tools Becker's Hospital Review

AI search engine Perplexity is facing accusations of violating web norms by using stealth tactics to bypass restrictions set by websites through robots.txt files and firewalls. Cloudflare's investigation revealed that when Perplexity was blocked, it deployed a stealth bot employing various methods, including rotating IP addresses, to continue scraping content from tens of thousands of domains. This behavior raises significant concerns regarding adherence to the Robots Exclusion Protocol, which is designed to protect website owners' rights and data integrity. For healthcare technology professionals, this situation underscores the importance of robust data governance and the potential vulnerabilities associated with automated content scraping.

AI Search Engine Perplexity Accused of Evading Internet Privacy Norms Ars Technica