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Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In
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- A Health Podyssey
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- Feb 3, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1745
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Summary
Health Affairs ' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter , Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, about his new book A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future . Wachter reflects on his own daily use of AI as a clinician, the reasons he has grown optimistic about its potential, and the challenges of regulating fast‑evolving technologies. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support , we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcast for everyone.