I haven’t seen this movie yet, but I will have a date with an IMAX theater soon...
Category: News items
News that is interesting to me, and possibly to you
The Chat Bot that foreshadowed ChatGPT 70 years ago (Eliza! wired.com)
Wired magazine writing about the history of computing and how it relates to our current moment, continues to astound. And i have a personal link to this history.
Who Will Actually Thrive in the Hybrid A.I.-Human Work Force (NYTimes)
From the article: "The recurring theme is that it’s a tale of two cities for job seekers. Those who know how A.I. works, specifically A.I. agents, can get their dream job, whether it’s in marketing or software, accounting, finance, you name it. Those who don’t have those skills, those entry-level jobs are disappearing."
The mental health toll of remote work (harvard.edu)
Have not thought about it much until now, but the pandemic and the telehealth, remote work revolution untethered us from geographic boundaries. Many folks in IT and informatics work remotely and meet remotely. A hidden cost: mental health.
Making DNA on a chip (harvard.edu)
Until now, building strands of DNA consumed massive amounts of chemicals, energy and time. Now, localized "deprotection" chemistry allows assembling DNA on a chip. Amazing.
So Long and Thanks For All The Fish … CT Lin retires from CMIO at UCHealth
I am retiring from my position at Chief Medical Information Officer at UCHealth. I am NOT retiring from this blog!
“Harvard Learning” preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts (harvard.edu)
This is a sobering reflection. How do we learn when grasping information is so easy?
Kpop Demon Hunters, yes, I’m a fanatic. Interview with EJAE (wired.com)
I am a huge fan of Kpop, and of Kpop Demon Hunters specifically. Read the interview with EJAE. I very much align with her Asian-American vibe and insights. So cool for a colleague's success and for the American melting-pot. And the song and movie: excellent as well.
Can a Hydroelectric Dam Make the Days Longer? *Wired.com
I love questions like this, that don't make sense, then then slowly start to make sense, and then draw you into the math and science and ... woop! There's an answer to the question.
UCHealth Parkview reduces sepsis deaths (Beckers)
The story continues. Our EHR, partnered with Epic predictive AI model among other predictive tools have reduced sepsis mortality by 1000 fewer deaths per year compared to our baseline, as we find and treat sepsis earlier with reconfigured teamwork in addition to improved detection tools. Another tale of the Psycho-80: 80% of a project's success is about the psycho-socio-political skills of the people and 20% of the success is due to technology. Grateful for smart colleagues and partners. (image, our fearless informatics leaders, analysts and trainers having a well-deserved meal after another EHR implementation day)