Ep. 34: IBM Watson's $62 Million Lesson for Healthcare AI
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but how can leaders distinguish promising technology from an innovation that's actually ready to implement?
In the early 2010s, IBM Watson and MD Anderson Cancer Center set out to revolutionize cancer care through AI-powered clinical decision support. The vision was compelling, but the initiative was ultimately discontinued after approximately $62 million in project-related spending, without ever being deployed for patient care.
In Episode 34 of Viral Healthcare, Dr. Bruce Spurlock revisits the IBM Watson story and explores what healthcare…
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