Ramsaran: Healthcare AI Will Always Require a Human in the Loop
Justin Ramsaran · Connecting Healthcare: Solving Medical Device Fragmentation with R Group · Jun 24, 2025 · at 23:47
Justin Ramsaran, CEO of R Group, shares his outlook on whether AI will replace or augment doctors and clinicians in healthcare.
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“So for me, augmentation, I think you'll still always have a human in the loop in the healthcare space.”
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