Your Next Doctor Might Be in an AI-Powered Room

In the evolving healthcare landscape, AI is making significant contributions, as seen in two recent developments. Firstly, the health tech startup Forward has introduced the “AI Doctor in a Box“ concept, realized through “CarePods“. These are 8x8 foot AI-powered kiosks, designed to automate healthcare services and slated for deployment in U.S. malls. Patients can undergo various health check-ups like body scans and blood pressure readings in these booths, assisted by a robotic voice. The collected data is analyzed remotely by Forward’s doctors. Priced at a monthly fee of $99, these CarePods aim to make healthcare more accessible and efficient, especially amid the shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S. However, concerns exist about the potential for missed diagnoses due to the lack of direct human interaction in primary care. The second development involves a collaboration between the University of Florida and NVIDIA, resulting in the creation of GatorTronGPT. This