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Episode 69: Zak Kohane, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School

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Few & Far Between: How Biotech Gets Built
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Mar 17, 2026
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Summary

Today on the Biorasi podcast, we look back on three years of AI innovation in healthcare and clinical trials - breaking new boundaries and a creating a new reality across all industries. Host Chris O'Brien welcomes back Zak Kohane, AI Oracle and Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. We'll journey back to Zak's first appearance on the podcast and take stock of what three years means to AI development including widespread adoption by patients and physicians, how cancer still outsmarts today's LLMs, and the importance of sharing prompts with fellow AI travellers. Find answers to the top AI questions in this new episode!