Bill Gates: AI could make Indian healthcare affordable, but patient data privacy is the hard part

TechNadu · x · 2026-09-16

Bill Gates tells NDTV he expects AI — advising doctors and interacting more directly with patients — to help make healthcare more affordable in India. But he flags a critical obstacle: patient data. Getting data governance right and maintaining privacy will be "particularly challenging" as AI plays a bigger role in patient care.

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