# AI in Healthcare: When Imperfect Tools Meet Real-World Use

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Podcast: [The Gist Healthcare Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322)
Published: 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/gisthealthcaredaily/episodes/ai-in-healthcare-when-imperfect-tools-meet-real-world-use
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## Resource

Artificial intelligence in healthcare is already being used in practice—but those tools aren’t perfect.     In the final part of a three-part series, host J. Carlisle Larsen continues her conversation with Dr. Robert Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and author of A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.     As these tools move into wider use, Wachter explains how their limitations show up in real-world settings—from questions about reliability to how they’re used by clinicians and patients.     The conversation examines what happens when imperfect systems are used in higher-stakes environments, and what that means for how AI is adopted going forward.    You can listen to Part 1 here . And Part 2 here .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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