SXSW 2025

AI-Driven Care Vs. The Human Connection

Description:

Drs. Robert Pearl and Jonathan Fisher explore the inherent tensions between generative AI and humans in this provocative debate about medicine's future. Pearl, author of the new book “ChatGPT, MD,” argues that AI can improve the efficiency and standards of medical care while Dr. Fisher, author of “Just One Heart,” advocates for human empathy and connection as essential for better healthcare. The two will address whether humans and machines are truly in conflict or if they can coalesce to fix the broken U.S. healthcare system and repair the fractured doctor-patient relationship.


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Takeaways

  1. Dr. Pearl champions AI’s ability to enhance diagnostic precision, reduce medical errors and combat America's chronic disease crisis
  2. Dr. Fisher argues for the necessity of emotional well-being mindfulness, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of empathy and compassion in patient care
  3. Find out how these seemingly disparate approaches can, together, empower both patients and clinicians to reclaim control over U.S. medicine

Speakers

  • Robert Pearl, Author of "ChatGPT, MD" | Forbes Healthcare Contributor | Stanford Faculty | Podcast Host | Former CEO of Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente), Stanford University
  • Jonathan Fisher, Cardiologist and Clinical Physician Executive, Office of Well-Being and Resiliency, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute

Organizer

Benjamin Lincoln, Writer, Editor, Publicist, Lincoln Literary LLC


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Health & MedTech
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner


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