The promises and perils of AI/machine learning get lots of attention, and rightly so. Bridging the gap to ensure it’s human-centered (e.g. useful, trustworthy, and aligned with social values) is possible. H2O’s CEO Sri Ambati shares why and how in a presentation he gave this week in NYC.

CBInsights breaks down Amazon’s forays into healthcare and offers its views about the areas best suited for it to disrupt.

Stuck in a hospital bed and need to change channels or want to summon the nurse for help in getting to the restroom? Cedars-Sinai has initiated a pilot with Amazon’s Avia using Echoes. Patient experience benefits could be many, as could privacy issues. Not sure I want my caregivers to know I’m a Mets fan.

In this article, the Navy Secretary wonders aloud about potential cyberattacks on the service’s upstream suppliers. He worries whether such attacks could impair its ability to do such basics as fuel ships and navigate from harbors into the open sea.

Could health systems find themselves similarly vulnerable by way of their suppliers - distributors, facilities service providers, or even vendors supporting cafeteria services and snack machines?

MedTech industry news reports EUDAMED will be delayed until May 2022. Intended to improve the transparency and coordination of medical device information in the EU, the database will contain modules for actors, UDIs, vigilance, post-market surveillance, clinical investigations and performance studies, as well as notified bodies and certificates.

Olympic speed skating legend Apolo Ohno discusses competition, pain, failure and professional transitions.

Have a great weekend.

Susan

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