Joel Koch

I like how you wonder if this consolidation is good for the customer. Sometimes it feels like that is an after thought in these large companies. They have consolidated so much that no matter who we choose, they win. As I was reading this I was wondering if the tools where the only reason for the consolidation. Data is the new currency. How much of these accusations are just to get access to proprietary data?

Great read Joel. I tend to think that this one-size-fits all platform is not good for us marketers. I instead thing we should continue to use specialized tools and focus on ironing out the integrations between them all. I’ve found that if a platform specializes in one thing it tends to be quite good at that one thing, rather than spreading itself thin.

You bring up a lot of great uses for AI in the medical field. One area I thought of as I was reading this was the legal field. We have all seen the commercials for class action lawsuits over roundup and mesothelioma. However, many such cases are lost due to an inability to prove causation. I feel that an AI could be given all the variables for people with certain medical conditions, and could produce a cause with some degree of accuracy.

My group and I are going to tackle AI’s use in healthcare for our group project so this is very insightful! I definitely think AI will have a huge role in healthcare in the future, as it is already starting to head that way. We are seeing how crucial Telehealth has become especially in the last 6 months. AI allows the patient and doctor to have availability to records in a timely manner without the patient even having to leave their home! I think that is great in times like these for people who have chronic conditions that need monitoring as well as people who just might not be able to make it to a doctor as often as needed.

Joel,

Thanks for bringing up this topic of AI in the medical field. I actually recently read an article on the matter in relation to COVID 19. There was a recent AI created that identifies the sound of a patients cough, and can differentiate a COVID cough from a cough caused by other symptoms. I found this very interesting as well as disruptive and am intrigued to see where this type of AI goes as it continues to be developed. Check out the article here: https://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detection-1029.

Claire

Although I love the use of AI in the medical field, especially to diagnose, I always wonder how far AI will go. I always had this theory that because there is so much money in medicine and treatment – how far science will go to create AI to diagnose, possibly prevent disease. I read an article that suggested that here is a lot less money in curing people than in long-term management of disease, and wonder if when created AI in the medical field, will it always be created to be one step behind, so that it is still room to “treat” patients with medicine to keep the pharmaceutical business booming.

As someone who was in the health field, I do believe that AI technology would help the medical process. Especially in diagnosing and recommending treatment plans for individuals based on current and previous diagnoses. When I think of technology like this, I think of Telehealth, whereas right now many people are doing their checkups over the internet and not in person. I wonder how AI technology would help to improve and streamline this process, where you can get most of your medical needs without having to talk to a physical person. Also, what are the issues that may arise with a process like that.