Babylon Health's Rise and Fall: The UK Health Startup That Struggled to Deliver on AI Promises

Babylon Health was a UK health-tech startup that raised huge amounts of funding but struggled to deliver on its AI promises.
The company rushed to build products without properly developing the technology, often faking demos.
Babylon expanded too quickly globally without tailoring products to new markets.
The symptom checker app was criticized for clinical errors and data breaches.
Babylon failed financially after struggling to turn a profit in the UK and lacking a sustainable business model in the US.

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