Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review - Meta joins the AI assistant race
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May 2, 2025 Christina Farr, Managing Director at Manatt Health, dives into Meta's new AI app aiming to rival ChatGPT while addressing pressing issues in health tech. They discuss a significant data leak affecting California Blue Shield members, spotlighting urgent privacy concerns. Farr also examines how the Trump Administration’s trade policies impact health tech innovation and startups. Additionally, the conversation touches on the ethical challenges of AI in health data interpretation and the crucial link between university research and evolving medical technology.
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Meta's AI as Companion
- Meta's AI assistant uses voice interaction to function more like a companion than a typical assistant.
- It could address loneliness especially in senior populations, leveraging Meta's social media background.
Health Data Privacy Challenges
- Blue Shield of California accidentally shared sensitive health information of nearly five million members with Google.
- This highlights the urgent need to rethink health data privacy as tech use in health grows.
Outdated Health Privacy Rules
- Current health privacy rules are outdated and don't adequately protect patient data amid new tech and AI usage.
- People fear misuse of health data by insurers, employers, or others beyond traditional contexts.