What happens when AI enters healthcare? | On Second Thought

How is AI changing healthcare, and what does that mean for patients and clinicians? In the first episode of On Second Thought, futurist Sinead Bovell speaks with Jonathan Carlson, Head of Microsoft Research Health Futures, about what changes when AI joins the healthcare journey. They explore the accelerating pace of AI adoption in medicine, the promise of more personalized care, and how AI is reshaping the relationship between clinicians, patients, and the technology that supports them. About the guest: Jonathan Carlson is a computational biologist and Head of Microsoft Research Health Futures. He has collaborated with labs around the world and published more than 100 papers at the intersection of machine learning, immunology, and virology. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Dartmouth College. Carlson led the Antigen Map Project, contributing to multiple clinical diagnostics and scientific discoveries through ML-based decoding of immune system genetics. 🔗 Watch the full series: https://aka.ms/OSTYT 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Why would I want my doctor to use AI? 03:38 - Can I Trust AI with my health data? 04:55 - What does personalized medicine enable? 06:47 - Can AI actually diagnose correctly? 10:06 - Will doctors be trained to use AI? 11:13 - Where is the human in the future of care? 12:53 - What do you wish people knew about AI and healthcare? #AI #AIInHealthcare #FutureOfHealth Subscribe to Microsoft on YouTube here: https://aka.ms/SubscribeToYouTube Follow us on social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Microsoft Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Microsoft/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/microsoft/ For more about Microsoft, our technology, and our mission, visit https://aka.ms/microsoftstories