“Thrilling and terrifying”: Experts discuss AI’s rapid rise in health sciences

The rapid application of artificial intelligence in health and life sciences has been transformative and jarring, said Dr. Caleb Bupp, division chief of medical genetics and genomics at Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

"In many ways it's been like riding a wild mustang after jolting it with a stun gun," Bupp said. "It is thrilling at times, but also terrifying."

Bupp, who participated in a five-person panel discussion on health AI, said the technology is accelerating change in his research and the field.

"We are at a fascinating inflection point in medicine, where from a genetics and genomic medicine standpoint, we used to be slow and reactive," said Bupp.

"Now, we are fast and proactive, and it has been heavily driven by technology, allowing more diagnoses to be made through data."