by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Fitbit, Google, Wearables
“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail.”― Henry David Thoreau, Walden My old watch is a beat-up Rolex, but,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter
My personal mission—and how I hope to spend the next decade or so—is to understand the confluence of health, healthcare, and artificial intelligence in the context of ethics. So why do I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about social media, such as Twitter,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Google, Healthcare 3.0, Healthcare Ethics
For physicians and healthcare executives who are looking for a brief introduction into leading-edge artificial intelligence (AI) research, I recommend listening to the short, eight-part DeepMind Podcast. DeepMind is an AI startup based in London and was recently...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Facebook, Google
Facebook. Google. IBM. Microsoft. Apple. Amazon. Physicians: Start getting your digital resume together and start looking at purchasing a skateboard, because in the next few years chances are high that many of you are going to be working for one of these companies. ...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Google
Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires three things to work. High processing speed. Large amounts of data storage. Large amounts of data collection. The first two are localized technology innovations. These are done in the confines of labs, both public and private,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Google, Healthcare 3.0, Social Media Ethics
I encourage physicians and healthcare executives to read the 2017 Health and Technology journal article: Google DeepMind and healthcare in an age of algorithms, the cautionary tale of the behind the scenes (and somewhat questionable) relationship between part of...
