This Week in Latent Space (May 11 - May 17, 2026)

This week, Latent Space examined how AI is reshaping healthcare delivery at scale, with Abridge's founders discussing their platform that has facilitated over 100 million doctor visits while cutting administrative overhead. The episode highlighted a central tension in AI healthcare adoption: the technology's ability to handle routine, high-volume tasks like prior authorization is proving more immediately valuable than more ambitious clinical applications, suggesting that AI's near-term healthcare impact may come from automating bureaucracy rather than diagnosis.