From Developing Software to Saving Lives with RJ Kedziora, COO of Estenda Solutions

About this episode

In this episode, R.J. Kedziora discusses the evolution of AI and its applications in healthcare.

We vastly overestimate what’s possible in 2 years, but we vastly underestimate what’s possible in 10. In this episode of Pathways in Life Science, we speak with R.J. about the early 90s origins of AI and his journey through the "dot-com bubble" to founding a healthcare-focused software firm. R.J. breaks down why AI isn't just about writing poems. It's about detecting gender in retinal images, managing chronic conditions like diabetes through real-time agents, and enabling "aging in home" thr...

People in this episode

Host: North Star Scientific Inc.

Guest: RJ Kedziora

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• software development
• chronic condition management
• aging in place
• retinal image analysis

Keywords

• AI
• healthcare software
• diabetes management
• retinal images
• aging in home

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Estenda Solutions, North Star Scientific Inc.

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