Healthcare is 'below average' in its adoption of AI compared to other industries, according to the World Economic Forum's white paper, The Future of AI-Enabled Health: Leading the Way.
Hot on the heels of an official security advisory from America’s Cyber Defense Agency warning of camera hack attacks, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued another alert. This time, it impacts users of Microsoft Exchange Server and, without immediate remediation, could enable an attacker to escalate privileges and “impact the identity integrity of an organization’s Exchange Online service.” But it’s not all bad news on the Microsoft security front; the technology giant has confirmed new AI-powered protections to autonomously reverse engineer and classify malware, importantly, without any prior context requirement.
The FTC filed suit Wednesday to block Edwards Lifesciences Corp. from acquiring medical device maker JenaValve Technology Inc. In a complaint filed in Washington federal court, the FTC said the deal would hinder innovation for medical devices used to treat a serious heart condition known as aortic regurgitation, where blood pumped from the heart leaks back into the chamber. JenaValve's medical device was approved in the European Union and is expected to receive approval from the FDA later this year.
Baptist Health South Florida confirmed on Tuesday that some of its patients' protected health information that was overseen by Oracle Health was accessed by an unauthorized third party. Baptist Health said it became aware of the data breach on March 7 and Oracle Health believes the information was compromised as early as Jan. 22. Some of the information exposed may have included Social Security numbers and information from patient medical records. Baptist Health said none of its computer systems were affected in the breach as the breach was limited to Oracle Health.
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to stop enabling its users' unhealthy behaviors. Starting Monday, the popular chatbot app will prompt users to take breaks from lengthy conversations. The tool will also soon shy away from giving direct advice about personal challenges, instead aiming to help users decide for themselves by asking questions or weighing pros and cons.