Dr. Steven Waldren, vice president and chief informatics officer at the American Academy of Family Physicians, right, and Dr. Kamel Sadek, director of informatics at Village Medical, speak at the HIMSS22 conference in Orlando. ORLANDO, Fla. – Even before COVID-19 made the business of healthcare a nightmare for countless physicians and clinicians, burnout was a prevalent issue. And even the slow, still-ongoing emergence into normalcy hasn't been enough to ease this trend: Clerical burdens, including clinical documentation, are a major contributor. But for primary care physicians in particular, a new class of technology, including AI-powered digital assistants, is improving their capacity and capability, while reducing their administrative and cognitive burden. Dr. Steven Waldren, vice president and chief informatics officer at the American Academy of Family Physicians, cited data showing that the average patient visit to a PCP takes about 18 minutes, and of that time, 27% is dedicated to face-to-face time with a patient.

The European Commission (EC) has acknowledged the importance artificial intelligence (AI) plays in forming Europe's future, identifying AI as the most strategic technology of the 21st century.a With a recent proposal on a Regulation Laying Down Harmonised Rules on Artificial Intelligenceb (EU Regulatory Framework for AI), the EC aims at introducing the first comprehensive legal framework on AI, which will identify specific risks for AI, provide a collection of high-risk application domains, propose specific requirements that AI systems should meet when used in such domains, and define obligations for users and providers (U.S. regulatory development relating to AIc). What clearly emerges from these efforts is the need for an AI that behaves in a responsible way. A clear and globally accepted definition of responsibility for AI systems is still under development, but will likely include notions such as fairness, security and privacy, explain-ability, safety, and reproducibility. Although safety and reproducibility are fundamental issues in AI research and its industrial application, we will not cover them here since they are requirements in many areas of technology, therefore not specific to AI.

This week was a good one if you were looking for a good deal on the latest Apple gadgets. Not only are the AirPods Max still $100 off, but you can also grab the Apple Watch Series 7 for $339 and the latest 16-inch MacBook Pro for $200 less than usual. Elsewhere, Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones remain on sale for $278 and Amazon's Echo Show 5 is 47 percent off and down to only $45. Here are the best tech deals from this week that you can still get today. Apple's AirPods Max are $100 off right now, bringing them down to $449.

A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition in dense crowd spatial-temporal technology at the Horizon Robotics exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas on Jan. 10, 2019. A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition in dense crowd spatial-temporal technology at the Horizon Robotics exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas on Jan. 10, 2019. In recent years, the proliferation of artificial intelligence has given the world technology like Siri, Netflix recommendations and chat customer support. But a new survey shows Americans are still torn about how it may continue to impact society. The nonpartisan Pew Research Center surveyed more than 10,000 adults and found that their support of artificial intelligence varied, depending on its use.

The Genius 4.0 Home Intelligence update adds Siri Shortcut Integration to the iRobot Home app, allowing iOS users to connect their devices to Apple's voice assistant. Similar to Google Assistant and Alexa users, they can set up their custom phrases or simply say "Hey Siri, ask Roomba to clean everywhere" to start the vacuum. Genius 4.0 also gives users the capability to create customizable smart maps for the Roomba i3 and i3 models, which they can access if they want their devices to clean specific rooms in the house. They can also create custom cleaning routines based on their schedules, automatons and the rooms they want to send the vacuum to. These particular features are now available in the Americas and will make their way to customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa by the end of the third quarter.

Now might be a good moment to buy an Echo Show 5 as a smart alarm clock. Amazon is once more selling the second-gen Echo Show 5 for a record-low $45, or a large 47 percent below the official price. You can also buy the Kids edition for $55 (42 percent off) if the colorful shell and year-long Kids subscription prove appealing. The Echo Show 5 is practically tailor-made for your nightstand between its small size, a sunrise alarm and a tap-to-snooze feature. It sounds surprisingly good for its size and includes a camera (with privacy shutter) for morning video calls. If you just want to check the weather or control your Alexa-powered smart home from your bed, this is all you need.

You don't have to use Google Assistant if you're wearing a Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch. As promised in January, Gen 6 smartwatches now officially support the new Alexa watch app. Set it up and you can launch Amazon's assistant either from the screen (including through a tile) or by configuring one of the pushers. This will be helpful if your smart home revolves around Alexa, of course, but it also provides some choice if you don't want to be tied to one AI helper. This is the first Amazon-made Alexa app for a Wear OS device, Fossil said.

Apple has finally rolled out its much-anticipated iOS 15.4 update, allowing iPhone users to unlock their smartphone while wearing a mask. The update also includes 37 new emoji, including a pregnant man, a motorcycle tyre, a slide, a disco ball, a troll with a club, coral, kidney beans and a low battery. There's also a new'gender neutral' voice for its smart assistant Siri, called Quinn, recorded by a member of the LGBTQ community. 'iOS 15.4 offers the ability to use Face ID while wearing a mask, a new Siri voice option, expanded language support for Visual Lookup, new emoji, and much more,' Apple said. Here's a look at the key features in iOS 15.4, which is available now on the iPhone 16s or later.

Nine months after Apple first showed off the Universal Control feature, it's now available after the company rolled out macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4. The tool, which is in beta, allows you to control a Mac and iPad at the same time with a single keyboard and mouse (or trackpad). You can enter text on either device and drag files between them. Apple initially said Universal Control would be available last fall, but in December it delayed the release until this spring. Apple has enhanced spatial audio on M1-powered systems as well.

A digital travel assistant who "knows" what you are looking for Imagine a scenario where a travel shopper is able to plan a trip, just the way one ends up following or liking content on Instagram or watching a series on Netflix. You come across travel-related offerings or bundles based on your interest, browsing sessions etc. But how to facilitate such an experience or a trip in a seamless way, for instance, via a platform that is like a #recommender system rather than a typical interface that makes you search for options from A to B. "Airlines without Enterprise AI and emerging data in their plans are planning to fail," said Ricardo Pilon, during Ai's event on retailing optimization. It is time carriers reassess how travellers shop, what are the shortcomings in #travel retailing and how to solve customer queries or come up with recommendations in real-time. Pilon spoke about a concept called "retail marketplace of experiences", toward which he is developing a solution.