Nigam Shah

Dr. Nigam Shah, a distinguished Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, discusses the transformative impact of computational tools in healthcare, the integration of AI into clinical settings, the importance of data quality in training AI systems, and the democratization of medical knowledge. The conversation also explores the role of open-source models, the application of AI in administrative tasks at Stanford healthcare, and the potential of large language models in medicine.

Dr. Nigam Shah, Chief Data Scientist at Stanford University, discusses embracing the power of AI in healthcare. He encourages using AI to augment human abilities, not replace them. He emphasizes the need for systematic verification and testing of AI in medicine. The podcast also explores the confusion and misapplication of AI, and highlights the importance of understanding problems rather than solely focusing on AI. Dr. Shah calls for training AI with proper instruction-tuning data, and urges listeners to avoid fearmongering.

Nigam Shah, Stanford University professor, discusses reshaping medicine with AI. Topics include challenges with Electronic Health Records, training AI models with unbiased data, ethical data contribution, and the impact of technology on healthcare delivery.