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STAT+: How a former ARPA-H director’s startup is tackling AI’s ‘dumb problems’

A former ARPA-H director's startup is developing AI systems to address what it calls AI's 'dumb problems' in health care, according to a STAT+ subscriber-exclusive article. The startup aims to improve AI's practical reliability in medical settings, targeting issues that current models fail to handle correctly.

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STAT+: How a former ARPA-H director’s startup is tackling AI’s ‘dumb problems’
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