A Skeptical Read of the “AI-Alone Medicine” Argument https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852952 There’s a comfortable consensus in medicine about artificial intelligence: the machine assists, the physician decides. The AMA even rebranded it “augmented intelligence” to keep the human firmly in charge. A recent JAMA Viewpoint by Ezekiel Emanuel and colleagues sets out to demolish that consensus. Its claimContinueContinue reading “When the Doctor Becomes Optional š³”
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Sweating the Detailsā ļ£æOS 27
Extracted from a post from Tidbits (Thanks to Adam Engst) Liquid Glass Updated Liquid Glass Customize Liquid Glass Updated app icons macOS 27 Golden Gate More consistent window positioning persistence across external displays Support for Mac mirroring in 5K resolution More high-resolution and high-refresh-rate display modes for external displays Edge-to-edge sidebars Updated menu bar iconsContinueContinue reading “Sweating the Detailsā ļ£æOS 27”
Oura Ring 5 vs RingConn Gen 3
(Or just get an Apple Watch) The Oura Ring 5 and RingConn Gen just launched almost simultaneously, which makes the comparison timely. Here’s how they stack up: PriceĀ RingConn Gen 3 wins clearly ($319 pre-order and $60-70 trade in, even for a Gen 1 Oura.) It’s a one-time purchase with no subscription and a 2-3 yearContinueContinue reading “Oura Ring 5 vs RingConn Gen 3”
Apple Vision Pro Just Took a Massive Leap with NVIDIA
NVIDIA and Apple have been quietly building something that could redefine spatial computing as we know it. At the center of this collaboration is NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0, technology that has the potential to dramatically expand what the Apple Vision Pro is capable of, shifting it from a powerful standalone device into a gateway for ultra-high-fidelity,ContinueContinue reading “Apple Vision Pro Just Took a Massive Leap with NVIDIA”
The AI RoboDoctor Will See You Now
A Harvard-led study just dropped a result that will make every ER doctorās stethoscope twitch. In a head-to-head against attending physicians at a Boston hospital, OpenAIās o1-preview reasoning model diagnosed patients more accurately at the moment of triage, just when information is sparse, time is short, and getting it wrong can kill someone. The NumbersContinueContinue reading “The AI RoboDoctor Will See You Now”
Why Appleās New CEO is a Bet on System-Level Power
John Ternusā defining achievement at Apple wasnāt a sleek new gadgetāit was aĀ brain transplant. Ternus leading the transition from Intel toĀ Apple SiliconĀ was a high-stakes gamble that required a total overhaul of hardware, software, and the developer ecosystem. In the tech world, shifts this massive usually break things. Ternus made it look effortless. As he takesContinueContinue reading “Why Appleās New CEO is a Bet on System-Level Power”
My Mother’s Memory
My mother is 103 years old. To live for over a century is a miracle, but it comes with a heavy tax. Her progressive dementia has reached a stage where language is slipping away. Her speech has become “gibberish” we canāt quite decode, and her once-prolific writing has slowed to a trickle of fragmented lines.ContinueContinue reading “My Mother’s Memory”
Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting
Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting is a technique where asking questions, rather than issuing direct instructions activates a model’s full internal reasoning pathway. The key insight from the original framing is that instructions skip steps 1ā3, jumping straight to synthesis, while questions force the model to work through the entire reasoning chain. What Chain-of-Thought Actually Is Chain-of-ThoughtContinueContinue reading “Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting”
How We Built a Payment System That Undervalues Thinking in Medicine
American medicine did not accidentally drift into its current imbalance between cognitive and procedural care. It was built that way, step by step, over the past 75 years. The American Medical Association played a central role, not as the sole actor, but as the architect of key structures that continue to shape how physicians areContinueContinue reading “How We Built a Payment System That Undervalues Thinking in Medicine”
Supersonic Tsunami: The Next 6 Months
What’s Coming, What It Means, and What You Need to Do Peter Diamandis This article is a quintessential example of accelerationist, venture-capitalist forecasting. It accurately maps the mind-bending financial and technological milestones of our current moment (Q1 2026), but it wraps thosev facts in a techno-utopian narrative that completely glosses over the severe friction ofContinueContinue reading “Supersonic Tsunami: The Next 6 Months”
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