OpenAI's health lead: 300M people weekly ask ChatGPT health questions
a16z · x · 2026-10-20
a16z's Jay Rughani interviews OpenAI's Karan Singhal on building health intelligence. Key points: over 300 million people ask ChatGPT health and wellness questions each week, and Singhal sees that as just the start. Topics include why generalized models beat specialized ones for health, the "doctor in your pocket" vision, medicine's 5–17 year consensus lag, AI for mental health, driving down the cost of care, and a "move 37" moment for health. 55 minutes on YouTube.
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