OpenAI Explores Healthcare Expansion with AI-Powered Health Tools
Microsoft-backed OpenAI is venturing into healthcare, developing consumer-focused tools like personal health assistants and medical data platforms. The MOVE capitalizes on ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users, many of whom already seek health advice through the platform.
Strategic hires signal serious intent. Nate Gross, Doximity cofounder, now leads healthcare strategy, while Instagram veteran Ashley Alexander oversees health products. This expertise could solve the persistent challenge of fragmented personal health records that stymied previous efforts by Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
Regulatory tailwinds may accelerate adoption. Recent U.S. rules prohibiting 'information blocking' could facilitate data sharing where earlier attempts faltered due to manual upload requirements and institutional resistance.