Tag Archives: Healthcare

Telemedicine: Is the Shine Wearing Off? Benefits, Barriers, and the Road Ahead

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In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of COVID-19 to be a pandemic (World Health Organization, 2020). In response, telemedicine played a crucial role during the pandemic, transforming healthcare delivery.  Four years later, it appears the momentum of telemedicine has faded.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an

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Cognitive vs. Physical Intelligence and the Dual Use of AI  

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In the summer of 1955 at Dartmouth University, four researchers developed a proposal for research on Artificial Intelligence or AI (McCArthy, Minskey, Rochester, & Shannon, 2006).  Since this research was proposed, AI has played a key role across many industries.  One of the most well-known AI platforms is the IBM supercomputer, Watson, which is marketed

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