by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Jun 3, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons
For decades, technologists and futurists debated whether computers would ever achieve human-level cognition. Today, that debate is over. The arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is no longer a question of if, but when. AGI is a fast-approaching milestone...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | May 14, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Events, International Insights, Lessons
Around the world, nations differ in how they organize and pay for healthcare, but all face a common threat: the relentless rise of chronic disease. No matter the system, it’s becoming harder to keep people healthy while keeping costs under control. Increasingly, I’ve...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | May 12, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to AI systems that can match or exceed human cognitive abilities across a wide range of tasks, including complex medical decision-making. With tech leaders predicting AGI-level capabilities within just a few years,...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 16, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons
Will the U.S. healthcare system achieve a technological breakthrough, or will another promising tool die on the vine due to medicine’s illogical financial model? That was the question I set out to answer this morning from the main stage of the 10th annual Accountable...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 14, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are now easily accessible to both clinicians and patients. In a previous newsletter, I invited readers to try these tools for themselves. In this poll, I wanted to learn how you view generative AI as a medical tool. Here...
