Interviews - Page 6 of 15

Artificial intelligence is beginning to outperform humans in narrow but economically consequential tasks, raising anxieties about job security and even agency. We are seriously discussing the possibility of losing control over AI. And one of the proposed ways of dealing with it is integration: linking the nervous system to digital tools through the brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

Language models are widely capable of answering health-related questions — a topic that the media have covered extensively. These are truly remarkable advancements. However, the process of implementing them into real life rarely draws the same attention; it is accompanied by tedious paperwork and annoying safety issues.

AI models for healthcare are proliferating, but most never leave the labs. Real-world deployment is far more complicated than any multiple-choice graduate exam – hospitals use different systems, data formats, and security protocols that resist standardization. Kaapana, an open-source platform developed at the German Cancer Research Center, addresses translation barriers by providing standardized infrastructure for medical AI research.