One of my early sessions at the HIMSS 2019 annual conference was the CHIME-HIMSS keynote speaker, Neil Jacobstein, chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Track at Singularity University and a distinguished visiting scholar at Stanford University Media X Program. What I loved about Neil is that he gave a broad perspective on why AI is going to make an impact on healthcare much sooner than we realize.
I live tweeted many of the concepts he shared. Here are a number of his thoughts on healthcare AI:
We have narrow computing intelligence that can outperform humans. That's an important distinction. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
The computing platforms are just coming up to speed to where you can effectively apply AI to the massive problem of evaluating a patient's full history. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
AI competitive advantages. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19 pic.twitter.com/2z9hHQQQVb
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
We're all fighting some sort of entropy…adversary. Decision making and communication speed matters. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
Are AI systems good today? Frankly, I don't think so. They're embryonic. But watch how fast they'll change. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
"We have an AI being patient and making up for the 'mistakes' of the human."
What's going to happen is our AI is going to start being patient with us. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
AI is not a message of doom and gloom. It is a message of opportunity. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
In terms of broad, deep, and subtle intelligence, AI has never done better than a 3rd grader. AI is better than humans for narrow topics. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
Data is more important than computing and algorithms. #AI #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
AI comes with tradeoffs. It's not doom or gloom and it's not Nirvana. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
Start your AI efforts with high value problems, not technology. #HIMSS19 #CHIMECIO19
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 11, 2019
I loved these perspective on healthcare AI. It was the perfect balance of hope for what AI can and will do for healthcare and the acknowledgment that we’re not there yet. However, he makes a compelling case for why it could really take off as we continue on the exponential curve of AI innovation.
