Healthcare is "so complicated," even for artificial intelligence

Jessica is a business and finance writer, focusing on impact investing, social entrepreneurship and economic development. She previously reported for financial publications covering the global private equity, real estate and insurance markets. AI's potential in healthcare is curbed by a maze of policy, regulation, and importantly, concerns for patient privacy. "The current healthcare delivery system unfortunately remains structurally ill-suited to absorb and deploy rapid advances," write researchers from the Stanford One Hundred Study on Artificial Intelligence. This week, ImpactAlpha is extracting nuggets from Stanford's century-long effort to understand AI's long-term possibilities and dangers.