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Nov 28, 2023·SiliconANGLE

Generative AI's future hinges on adaptability, says Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky. Highlighting the rise of AI from scarcely discussed topic to tech evolution centrepiece within a year, he predicts adaptive abilities will determine AI's winners. Selipsky advocates for customer choice in AI models, emphasizing that no single model or provider should dominate. He notes the importance of reliable models and providers, backing AWS for adhering to these principles for over 17 years. AWS's AI strategy includes improving cloud infrastructure and expanding their unique gen AI tech stack. Analyzing trends, Selipsky also emphasizes the role of effective data management in realizing gen AI's benefits.

Nov 28, 2023·MobiHealthNews

OpenAI GPT-4 diagnosed 52.7% complex cases in a study, outperforming 99.98% simulated medical journal readers. The AI assessed 38 cases from 2017-2023, compared with 248,614 answers from journal readers. Most diagnoses included infectious disease, endocrinology, and rheumatology cases. Overall, GPT-4 outperformed human readers, diagnosing 57% of cases with good reproducibility. The AI's accuracy wasn't linked to model training data. Researchers urge clinical trials for safety and efficacy and caution about ethical implications of AI. Despite its limitations, GPT-4 still outperformed 72% of human readers.

Nov 27, 2023·Healthcare Finance News

Express Scripts' new pharmacy network, ClearNetwork, offers 'cost plus' drug pricing model; clients pay the pharmacy's projected drug cost and small markup. Starting in 2024, ClearNetwork covers all medications on a client's formulary. Estimated costs are based on various industry benchmarks; charges include a dispensing fee and a 15% management fee. The model serves employers, health plans and government organizations.

Nov 27, 2023·Fortune

OpenAI co-founder Altman, restored as CEO after abrupt ousting, spotlight with ChatGPT's popularity in AI advance. Microsoft drove his return, funding OpenAI. Experts call for government AI regulation, not corporate control, for safety, trust. Generative AI's risks currently governed by tech companies as world regulation lags.

Nov 27, 2023·Beckers Hospital Review

Healthcare CIOs express gratitude for AI advancements, collaborative personnel, and patient-centered technology this Thanksgiving. Appreciations include generative AI automating administrative tasks, the integration of platforms like Microsoft's DAX Copilot with Epic, and AI models ensuring safe, high-quality care. Advanced technologies for virtual care and health tracking wearables are notable achievements. Ethical implementations of AI and a focus on patient care experience are deemed essential. Patient portal apps enhancing collaboration between patients and caregivers find a special mention.

Nov 24, 2023·Modern Healthcare

Epic Systems to receive $125M in payments from Tata Consultancy Services, following a 2014 lawsuit, as per a regulatory filing.

Nov 23, 2023·Axios

New York proposes first state mandate for minimum hospital cybersecurity, including attack response plans. Proposed redistribution of $500m from 2024 fiscal budget to support hospitals in preparations. Proposes securing systems to support normal operations, designating security officer, conducting risk assessments, multiplayer authentication, and audit trails for quicker response to attacks. Cybersecurity viewed increasingly as patient safety issue. Federal government eyeing minimum standards for critical infrastructure. If passed, hospitals have one year to comply.

Nov 23, 2023·LinkedIn

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired amid company's conflict. Two factions arose: Altman/Greg Brockman versus Ilya Sutskever/Helen Toner. OpenAI, starting as a nonprofit, aimed at accomplishing superintelligent system for humanity's benefit. It spawned a profitable subsidiary, drawing a $1 billion investment from Microsoft, controlled by a nonprofit board prioritizing humanity over investors. A dispute arose between Altman and Toner over an AI safety report. Altman's proposed board removal of Toner backfired, resulting in his own firing. The company faced a substantial fallout from Altman's abrupt termination. Further revelations include a staff warning regarding a potential humanity-threatening AI discovery code-named Q-Star. Altman has resumed the CEO role, without the board seat, alongside a board restructuring. The saga highlighted the need for AI safety, ethics, and governance.

Nov 22, 2023·Becker's Hospital Review

Post-pandemic CEO recruitment prioritizes soft skills like empathy, humility, self-awareness, over hard skills. Successful pandemic leadership disclosed limitations, connected deeply. Companies, including Blackstone, acknowledge essentialness of soft skills. Recent research supports trend; CEOs with intellectual humility have better judgment, receive higher ratings. CEOs hire coaches to develop soft skills. Success hierarchy involves listening to learn, not win.

Nov 22, 2023·YouTube

AI scientist Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of ChatGPT, discusses his philosophy, predictions, and the global debate over the safety and regulation of AI. Sutskever's goal is to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI), a system superior to human capabilities in performing any task. The documentary features interviews exploring the opportunities and risks of AGI and AI development.

Nov 22, 2023·Modern Healthcare

Healthcare's trend of regarding patients as customers is problematic, it risks ethical dilemmas, trust erosion, and service fragmentation. Reframing patient experiences instead of trapping them as customers can evade these issues and positively leverage opportunities.

Nov 22, 2023·WSJ

OpenAI's chief scientist and co-founder, Ilya Sutskever, led a board coup to fire prominent Silicon Valley figure, Sam Altman. Altman, subsequently hired by Microsoft to lead a new AI research team, may return to OpenAI as employees demand his reinstatement.

Nov 22, 2023·CNBC

Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO amid pressure from stakeholders. Former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers join OpenAI's board, with Taylor as chair. Majority of employees threatened to migrate to Microsoft if Altman wasn't reinstated. Microsoft CEO Nadella welcomes the changes, emphasizing effective governance. Quick reinstatement follows investors, including Microsoft, Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, trying to reverse Altman's ousting. Altman led OpenAI since 2019, part of a nonprofit founded in 2015. Altman and Brockman return to coding at OpenAI. Investor and founder community reacts unfavorably to Altman's firing. Nadella, who made a surprise appearance at OpenAI's developer conference, was reportedly surprised and upset by the announcement. Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI.

Nov 20, 2023·Fast Company

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman was fired, surprising staff and investors. His return may occur with a new leadership structure. Four board members — Ilya Sutskever, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Adam D’Angelo — played roles in Altman's ouster. Should Altman return, these directors might exit. Investors including Microsoft, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures advocate for Altman's reinstatement. Altman's dismissal allegedly due to communication breakdowns, not misconduct. OpenAI's president, Greg Brockman, resigned after being ousted from the board.

Nov 20, 2023·CNBC

Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to join Microsoft's new advanced AI research team, announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Altman and former OpenAI president Greg Brockman will lead, aligning with Microsoft’s massive investment and close partnership with OpenAI. Despite his recent controversial removal as OpenAI's CEO, Altman's appointment is supported by OpenAI investors; OpenAI hires former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear.

Nov 20, 2023·The Guardian

Sam Altman's removal as OpenAI CEO causes Silicon Valley stir. Altman, lead role in AI revolution, outrages staff with abrupt dismissal. OpenAI developed ChatGPT and Dall-E, creating AI-built images and convincing text; valued at $80bn pre-firing. Board cites lack of candidness as Altman's downfall, amid concerns of over-quick AI progression. Altman reportedly in talks with Jony Ive for AI hardware venture; plans for AI system development chips. With attempted reinstatement by Microsoft and team, Altman heads Microsoft's new advanced AI research unit. Possible Microsoft OpenAI buyout faces regulatory scrutiny. Disgruntled OpenAI staff and researchers likely to follow Altman to Microsoft; work on advanced AI expected to continue. Altman aims for AGI creation, benefit realization; OpenAI retains ChatGPT models. Elon Musk's xAI unveils AI chatbot Grok.

Nov 20, 2023·Beckers Hospital Review

Intermountain Health is developing innovative pay models for sustainable care system. The healthcare is built around acute care, focusing on end-of-life care, with limited reimbursement for prevention and wellness. Intermountain aims to change the transactional nature of healthcare, proposing a prepaid model for faster access to services and healthier lives. The prepaid approach allows the adoption of new technologies and care delivery methods. It's working to build care networks with full financial accountability and capitation arrangements. The focus is reducing costs, creating value amid increasing demand and clinician shortages, using models that reduce the need of seeing a provider. The prepaid model supports value-based transitions, allowing efficient care and new treatment methods.

Nov 19, 2023·Becker's Hospital Review

Biden administration aims to halve cancer deaths in 25 years. Healthcare leaders suggest "moonshots": continuous healthcare through transformative, human-centric innovation; cardiovascular disease eradication through technology and various initiatives; addressing healthcare workforce shortage due to demographic changes; predictive medicine using AI and data to identify personalized risks; obesity reduction and drug cost management via improving nutrition and exercise; virtual nursing expansion to increase job satisfaction and patient care; personalizing care using big data and AI.

Nov 18, 2023·Healthcare IT News

Stanford Health tackles early patient deterioration detection using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Implemented in clinical decision support systems, these technologies improved patient experience and care quality. Dr. Shreya Shah will elaborate on such AI applications in Stanford Health Care at the 2023 HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum. With patients' increasing complexity, detecting their clinical deterioration remains challenging. AI and machine learning help identify patients at high risk for clinical deterioration and facilitate team-based medical responses. The focus lies on creating a system that incorporates advanced tech and aligns with clinical, operational needs. The implemented models led to a 20% reduction in clinical deterioration events.

Nov 18, 2023·TechCrunch

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman quits after CEO Sam Altman fired by OpenAI board. Interim CEO Mira Murati replaces Altman. OpenAI and Microsoft silent on Altman's dismissal. Their exits impact Silicon Valley and AI race. Brockman resigned due to board's decisions. Brockman and Altman express shock over board's actions.