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It took less than two years for the hype around conversational "copilots" to leave PowerPoint slides and arrive at patients' bedsides: Stanford is launching ChatEHR, an LLM assistant directly integrated into its electronic health record system. In practical terms, 33 clinicians can already type: "Has this patient received warfarin since 2020?" and get, in a fraction of a second, an answer sourced from the medical record, without ever exporting a single line outside the hospital's walls.

The stakes are less about technical prowess than a shift in approach: rather than sending sensitive data to a third-party cloud, the model runs "on-prem" and embeds into the existing Epic system. Result: goodbye acrobatic copy-paste, hello natural queries and instant summaries. Early feedback reports minutes saved on each emergency admission and plummeting documentation stress, a symbolic victory against medical burnout.

But let's not declare peace between AI and healthcare just yet. ChatEHR remains a proof-of-concept confined to a single hospital, under ethical microscope and MedHELM metrics. Elsewhere, EHRs remain labyrinths of disparate formats, weighed down by regulatory hesitancy. Stanford's initiative thus reminds us both of the path forward (embedded LLM, traceability, citability) and the magnitude of catch-up needed for the rest of the sector. As long as clinicians can't audit every hallucination or guarantee the legal legacy of notes, the transformation remains fragile.

"If ChatEHR reads your ECG better than an intern after a 24-hour shift, we still need to stop it from chatting with TikTok."

In sum, ChatEHR is the first credible building block of a sovereign conversational EHR: a giant leap for Stanford, a wake-up call for all those still tinkering with their prompts in the public cloud. The real battle begins now, that of responsible industrialization.

Here’s the rest of the news about AI today:

• Anthropic secured a legal victory regarding fair use in AI training

• Google has introduced Gemini CLI, an open-source tool that allows developers to interact with Gemini AI directly from the terminal

• Genspark introduces 'vibe working,' replacing traditional workflows with autonomous agents

Top AI news

1. Stanford's AI Revolutionizes Medical Record Queries
Stanford's ChatEHR allows clinicians to query patient medical records using natural language, significantly reducing chart review time and improving patient care without compromising data privacy. Read online 🕶️

2. Anthropic's Fair Use Victory Amidst Controversy
Anthropic secured a legal victory regarding fair use in AI training, but remains embroiled in controversy over using pirated books. The court ruled that while scanned books were transformative and thus fair use, downloaded pirated copies were not. This case could influence future AI data usage policies. Read online 🕶️

3. Google's Open-Source Gemini CLI for Developers
Google has introduced Gemini CLI, an open-source tool that allows developers to interact with Gemini AI directly from the terminal. It supports tasks like code analysis, file management, and command execution, and can be integrated into local scripts. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, it supports the Model Context Protocol and offers customizable prompts. Read online 🕶️

4. Genspark's Autonomous Agents Revolutionize Enterprise Workflows
Genspark introduces 'vibe working,' replacing traditional workflows with autonomous agents. This approach enhances flexibility and adaptability, allowing enterprises to handle complex tasks more efficiently. Read online 🕶️

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