NVIDIA and Startup Partner to Develop AI Healthcare Agents, Raising Access and Ethical Questions
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NVIDIA has partnered with Hippocratic AI to develop AI "healthcare agents" that can converse with patients and assist with tasks typically done by nurses.
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In tests, Hippocratic AI's Polaris healthcare agent slightly outperformed human nurses and other AI models at some healthcare-related tasks.
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The AI agents aim to help address global healthcare staff shortages, but some worry they could further compartmentalize healthcare.
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Hippocratic is working with NVIDIA to refine the technology to ensure responsive, natural conversations between patients and AI agents.
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There are concerns about the cost of AI healthcare agents compared to human nurses and the rapport/trust built through human interactions.