Bob Wachter, Chair of Medicine at UCSF, discusses the promise and pitfalls of AI in healthcare. Topics include AI's empathy, predictive models, consolidation of EHRs, de-skilling of clinicians, use cases like digital scribes, concerns about bias, and the role of AI in medicine. The conversation explores trust, accuracy, and human oversight in AI-generated medical content.

Ron DeSantis cancels Disney as Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow teaches her party how to win the culture wars, Dr. Bob Wachter joins to talk about the fate of the federal mask mandate and more, and later, it’s time for another round of Take Appreciator, Psaki-Doocy edition.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast

Donald Trump plans a press conference to celebrate the anniversary of the insurrection he inspired, Democrats make another attempt at changing the filibuster to pass voting rights, UC San Francisco Department of Medicine Chair Bob Wachter joins to give an update on the Omicron surge, and a recap 2021’s final dumbest moments.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.