AI’s Newest Endeavour: Healthcare
It was inevitable that AI companies would discover Healthcare and health-related revenue streams at one point. Let’s see how safe this is and why automating everything is not the solution.
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I can’t believe I have to write this, but we’re at the point in the AI hype cycle where OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other providers are launching health products.
Or they’re actively investing in healthcare companies and the industry as a whole.
Great, what could go wrong if WebMD becomes a chatbot and tells you in one prompt that you may have a cold or cancer?
Well, seems like we live in this reality now.
There is so much to talk about and cover, so let’s get started right away!
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ChatGPT Health.
This is the new shiny object in the AI realm, and I can’t believe that it didn’t even take this long to write about this.
AI companies such as OpenAI have discovered that most users are so brainwashed that they trust their chatbot with questions about their health.
According to OpenAI’s press release, they aim to:
Provide a dedicated experience that securely brings your health information and ChatGPT’s intelligence together to help you feel more informed, prepared, and confident as you navigate your health.
Source: X
Funnily enough, there was also the following clip of Ben Affleck this week, in which he explained why AI is a powerful tool but not a replacement for humanity.
And he is 100% right!
AI is still a tool, not the end-all solution! This couldn’t be more apparent with this healthcare stuff now.
It seems like AI companies believe they can just release a new product and the world is gonna eat it up.
Forget all the dangerous aspects of it, with people asking ChatGPT if they got cancer or are just sick.
The Internet has already shown that this doesn’t work with WebMD, but Sam Altman and his crew seem to ignore it.
More on him and Elon Musk’s lawsuit later…
Nevertheless, it seems these AI companies live in a reality distortion field where they choose to ignore dangers.
Back to the topic at hand.
The healthcare trend seems to have caught on with other AI companies as well: OpenAI is investing in a healthcare startup called Torch, and Anthropic has also released a healthcare product.
The guys over at TPBN did a great recap about this in their latest episode:
Source: YouTube
Anthropic is eager to push new products anyway, with a new agentic mode called Claude Cowork. More on that in Tabs Worth Opening.
Google also had a big week with the Apple partnership announcement for Siri (we may finally see a working Siri after 15 years) and the release of a healthcare product called MedGemma.
At the end of the day, all of these AI companies are going after other markets and trying to infiltrate them with untested, highly speculative products to boost their valuations.
I also see a lot of parallels to the dot-com bubble, where the solution to everything is AI, and no one is seeing the big picture: products have to work, and people have to get benefits out of them!
We shall see how long it takes for the first lawsuit in which a bad ChatGPT Health recommendation harmed someone.
Speaking of lawsuits, OpenAI and especially Sam Altman seem to be in many courtrooms very soon.
Elon Musk has taken upon himself to sue Sam Altman and OpenAI over its founding story, or how Musk financed the company, aka a non-profit, in the early days.
Oakland federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers set a new trial date for the legal dispute, and it seems to be a long one!
Jury selection kicks off Monday, 27 April.
The trial itself starts the next day, and could drag on for four weeks, all the way through 22 May.
Source: YouTube
That’s according to the court docket, for those keeping score at home.
There is a lot on the line for OpenAI and Sam Altman!
Musk claims the company was initially funded as an open-source non-profit, and that he associated certain milestones and criteria with each funding round in 2015.
Altman promised to open-source and keep it this way as well. While there is an open-source model for OpenAI, it’s not good enough according to Musk.
He now aims to sue OpenAI and reclaim his participation, or at least get paid what he thinks he deserves.
Maybe this is why OpenAI is planning to put ads in its free product.
Gotta make and have money for your expensive lawyers somehow…
Healthcare and AI, in addition to lawsuits, were the stories of the week, but there was even more to talk about.
The following pieces or links are Tabs Worth Opening.
The 2026 AI outlooks are in: TechCrunch is the latest tech media outlet to write its outlook for 2026 and beyond. According to them, it will be a year of pragmatism and agents becoming more practical. Let’s see…
The UAE leads the world in AI usage: It’s not surprising that AI has taken over the world, and Axios has reported on each country’s usage. Surprisingly, the U.S. is lagging behind big time.
Big agencies scale faster than ever before: According to this study, big agencies grow the fastest ever, and most of that is due to AI and improved workflows.
Wanna discover a new book? Use this tool: I love to find new tools or websites that teach you about a new section of the Internet. This week, it’s Recommed Me a Book, where you can read snippets and discover new titles for a lazy Sunday reading session.
How Meta is wasting $600 billion on AI: The Wall Street Millennial YouTube channel is one of the best storytellers out there and has released a new video about Zuckerberg’s AI plans and why they may flop…
And that’s a wrap for the third full issue of Internet Native Capital.
There is never a dull week on the Internet, and the AI newscycle seems to be going down a dark path.
But this is why we show up: either write content, as I do, or engage online on X.
I’m excited to see where the next news is taking us and what the outcome of the Elon vs. Sam trial will be.
Until then, enjoy browsing the Internet.
See ya!