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From Childhood Dreams to Passion for Special Education: A Conversation with Richard Darrow Nichols

From Childhood Dreams to Passion for Special Education: A Conversation with Richard Darrow Nichols

Picture this: you're a young boy, growing up in a bustling city, surrounded by talented entertainers and national heroes. Your street's named after a president, your neighbors include the likes of the Jackson family, and you're dreaming of becoming a...

Picture this: you're a young boy, growing up in a bustling city, surrounded by talented entertainers and national heroes. Your street's named after a president, your neighbors include the likes of the Jackson family, and you're dreaming of becoming a journalist. This was the childhood of our guest, esteemed national leader, Richard Darrow Nichols. Richard's journey from his youthful dreams to his passion for special education is an inspiring tale of growth, resilience, and the transformative power of education. His anecdotes about fraternity life, the values of pride and respect it instilled, and the role of teachers and neighbors in shaping his commitment to education, bring to life the community that nurtured his success. 

Life, as we know, isn't always a bed of roses. Richard's inspiring journey has also been marked by challenges and lessons learned. His battle with prostate cancer, his involvement with the NAACP and Boy Scouts, and the role of his church community, all served as turning points in his life. Through these experiences, Richard emphasizes the importance of trust, forgiveness, and regular health assessments. His courage and resilience echo in his advice to others: "Do not fear what life throws at you, and trust God in every situation." 

In our ongoing quest to empower men of color to prioritize their health, we believe Richard's story can serve as a powerful catalyst for change. Our Healthy, Wealthy and Wise podcast aims to be a comprehensive resource, offering insights and advice to inspire and educate. Listen, learn, and share Richard Darrow Nichols' inspiring journey. Don't just be a listener, be a part of the change. Support and subscribe to our podcast today.

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The Host, Dr. William Choctaw; MD, JD, is a healthcare leadership expert, possessing a Medical Doctorate from the Yale University School of Medicine, and a Jurist Doctorate from Western University. Over a span of 50 years practicing medicine, he has served as Chief of Staff, Chief of Surgery, and as a member of the medical executive committee at Citrus Valley Medical Center over a 10 year period. Also, while practicing at Citrus Valley Medical Center, he served as Chief Transformation Officer, (developed a Robust Process Improvement/Lean Six Sigma program). Dr. Choctaw lectures nationally and internationally on medical leadership issues for hospital staffs, executives, and managers. He served as a Physician Surveyor on the Joint Commission. He's the author of 2 books, "Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Guide to the Law" and "Transforming the Patient Experience: A New Paradigm for Hospital and Physician Leadership, published by the Springer Publishing Co. He’s the President of Choctaw Medical Group, Inc., a clinical practice and medical legal consulting firm for medical staff executives, physician leaders, and hospitals.

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1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,305 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Healthy, wealthy and Wise 2 00:00:02,444 --> 00:00:07,442 podcast with Dr William Choctaw, MD. JD. In this episode, Dr. 3 00:00:07,482 --> 00:00:10,807 Choctaw will continue his Leadership Masterclass series by 4 00:00:10,807 --> 00:00:16,202 covering how AI chatbots improve healthcare. One of the 5 00:00:16,242 --> 00:00:20,312 many ways AI has manifested in healthcare is through chatbots, 6 00:00:20,881 --> 00:00:24,628 which are computer programs designed to engage with human 7 00:00:24,788 --> 00:00:29,301 users in natural language conversations. Dr Choctaw will 8 00:00:29,361 --> 00:00:34,929 dive into this aspect, as well as share AI chatbots' ability to 9 00:00:34,929 --> 00:00:39,121 directly assist the medical community in various ways. Dr 10 00:00:39,161 --> 00:00:43,246 Choctaw will also take a look at some of the tech companies that 11 00:00:43,246 --> 00:00:47,173 are major players in this space , with large investments and 12 00:00:47,232 --> 00:00:52,045 chatbots of their own. Dr Choctaw will address the cheers 13 00:00:52,365 --> 00:00:55,832 and the fears regarding this transformative technology 14 00:00:56,780 --> 00:01:01,331 Question. Do you know what a DaVinci robot is or what it does 15 00:01:01,331 --> 00:01:04,906 ? Well, these and other questions will be answered and 16 00:01:04,947 --> 00:01:08,763 addressed in this podcast episode. So let's get started. 17 00:01:09,584 --> 00:01:12,432 Here's Dr William Choctaw, md JD . 18 00:01:13,561 --> 00:01:16,924 Speaker 2: We're going to talk about how artificial, 19 00:01:17,045 --> 00:01:29,465 intelligent chatbots improve healthcare. So buckle up, stay 20 00:01:29,504 --> 00:01:34,463 with me and here we go. I believe the life is about being 21 00:01:34,504 --> 00:01:39,421 of service to others. I believe knowledge is power. I believe 22 00:01:39,522 --> 00:01:43,688 leaders can change the world. As always, when we do the 23 00:01:43,707 --> 00:01:48,900 masterclass, we talk about medicine specifically and then, 24 00:01:48,980 --> 00:01:53,421 on top of that, we'll talk about law or legal issues. Today, 25 00:01:53,441 --> 00:01:56,126 we're going to talk about medicine as it interacts with 26 00:01:56,266 --> 00:02:01,524 artificial intelligence and finances, and we'll delineate 27 00:02:01,563 --> 00:02:06,222 that more as we go along. So stay with us. As always, i like 28 00:02:06,263 --> 00:02:08,929 to include an outline. The purpose of the outline is to let 29 00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:12,043 you know what I'm going to talk about. I'm going to talk about 30 00:02:13,165 --> 00:02:15,610 artificial intelligence specifically. We're going to 31 00:02:15,651 --> 00:02:18,544 define it. We believe in definitions. We're going to 32 00:02:18,585 --> 00:02:23,022 define what a chatbot is. We're going to define some of the 33 00:02:23,082 --> 00:02:28,241 different iterations of AI and the chatbot. We're going to 34 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:31,645 define reasons for issues. We're going to talk about some of the 35 00:02:31,645 --> 00:02:35,072 problems and fears with chatbots that individuals are 36 00:02:35,111 --> 00:02:39,243 going through presently, and we're going to talk about robots 37 00:02:39,243 --> 00:02:43,301 and surgery. Yes, there are robots in surgery, don't worry. 38 00:02:43,361 --> 00:02:48,361 We'll explain it when we get there. I don't want to scare you 39 00:02:48,361 --> 00:02:52,591 . Don't scare you, but they are there. But that's a good thing. 40 00:02:52,711 --> 00:02:58,588 That's a good thing. Okay, so what is artificial intelligence? 41 00:02:58,588 --> 00:03:01,735 I know you've heard the term for many, many years and I know 42 00:03:01,775 --> 00:03:05,100 that you have an idea about what artificial intelligence is. But 43 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:08,810 what do we mean when we say artificial intelligence? Let me 44 00:03:08,849 --> 00:03:13,787 give you a definition The simulation or approximation of 45 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:21,493 human intelligence in machines. Let me give you my definition 46 00:03:21,554 --> 00:03:25,725 Teaching machines to think. Artificial intelligence is 47 00:03:25,746 --> 00:03:31,949 teaching machines to think. Now you can either be excited about 48 00:03:31,969 --> 00:03:37,046 that or that could scare you, and I submit that it's probably 49 00:03:37,067 --> 00:03:39,514 a little of both. You know that one goes through. I know it's 50 00:03:39,554 --> 00:03:45,883 probably a little of both that I go through, but this is what 51 00:03:45,943 --> 00:03:50,328 artificial intelligence is, and I can tell you that if you're 52 00:03:50,407 --> 00:03:54,352 finding out or listening now about artificial intelligence, 53 00:03:54,853 --> 00:04:01,282 it's already probably at least the last five or 10 years. So 54 00:04:01,302 --> 00:04:05,268 this is Dr Chalk-Tom brain surgeon, heart surgeon, that are 55 00:04:05,268 --> 00:04:09,014 both exciting and a little traumatizing at the same time. 56 00:04:10,620 --> 00:04:14,706 What is the goal of artificial intelligence? Well, the goal is 57 00:04:14,826 --> 00:04:19,880 computer enhanced learning, reasoning and perception. Think 58 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:25,411 about that Computer enhanced learning, reasoning and 59 00:04:25,492 --> 00:04:30,528 perception. Think about a computer that can reason. Think 60 00:04:30,567 --> 00:04:36,345 about a computer that has perception. Okay, and I remember 61 00:04:36,345 --> 00:04:40,372 we always say perception is a reality. You know, certainly in 62 00:04:40,432 --> 00:04:43,624 politics that's true. Whatever people perceive you are 63 00:04:43,704 --> 00:04:46,468 politically and in terms of how they're going to vote, is 64 00:04:46,509 --> 00:04:49,940 probably how you really are from their perspective. But think 65 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:53,600 about that. There are types of artificial intelligence. I'm 66 00:04:53,620 --> 00:04:56,827 just going to give you the two broad categories. That's basic 67 00:04:56,928 --> 00:05:01,564 pattern recognition. Now, basic pattern recognition is where you 68 00:05:01,564 --> 00:05:07,273 give a computer or machine a certain set of data and you keep 69 00:05:07,273 --> 00:05:10,197 giving it the same amount over and over and over again, and it 70 00:05:10,298 --> 00:05:13,564 learns by repetition. It keeps repeating it and repeating it 71 00:05:13,584 --> 00:05:17,120 and repeating it until it has it memorized. And then there's the 72 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,906 other part of artificial intelligence, or thinking 73 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:27,182 machines, if you will, complex human emotion. And I submit that 74 00:05:27,182 --> 00:05:30,949 this is where we get into the discomfort that we humans have, 75 00:05:31,029 --> 00:05:34,242 and I would argue that we should have, and we'll talk about this 76 00:05:34,242 --> 00:05:38,961 a little bit later in the presentation. What is an 77 00:05:39,021 --> 00:05:44,091 emotional machine? Is that an oxymoron? What does that mean? A 78 00:05:44,091 --> 00:05:48,206 machine with emotion? Think about that. Just let that 79 00:05:48,365 --> 00:05:54,624 marinate for a bit. One of the ways that scientists who do this 80 00:05:54,624 --> 00:05:57,608 work, computer scientists who do this work, are able to get 81 00:05:57,689 --> 00:06:01,454 machines to do what they do is they use something called 82 00:06:01,613 --> 00:06:05,850 algorithms. Those of you in math and those of you in engineering 83 00:06:05,850 --> 00:06:08,480 and data management, you're very familiar with algorithms, 84 00:06:08,940 --> 00:06:13,226 but basically algorithms are rules that data is given to make 85 00:06:13,226 --> 00:06:17,413 it, in my estimation, in my opinion, form a particular 86 00:06:17,473 --> 00:06:22,218 pattern to get something done. So this is all developed ahead 87 00:06:22,257 --> 00:06:26,303 of time. But so the broad umbrella of what we're talking 88 00:06:26,343 --> 00:06:29,949 about when we talk about AI, chat box AI stands for 89 00:06:30,088 --> 00:06:34,634 artificial intelligence, chat box is the broad umbrella is 90 00:06:34,834 --> 00:06:40,007 artificial intelligence. My definition thinking machines or 91 00:06:40,067 --> 00:06:44,607 teaching machines how to think. Well, what in the world is a 92 00:06:44,706 --> 00:06:51,548 chat box? CHATBOT? Well, obviously it's made up word that 93 00:06:51,548 --> 00:06:57,541 chat means to talk or to speak, and bot like robot. Okay, so 94 00:06:57,562 --> 00:07:04,680 think of a talking robot as a chat bot. Okay, the official 95 00:07:04,721 --> 00:07:08,045 definition is a chat bot is a program that communicates with 96 00:07:08,125 --> 00:07:14,033 you, most commonly using the texts interface and artificial 97 00:07:14,132 --> 00:07:20,168 intelligence, when you get in your car and you use your GPS. 98 00:07:22,540 --> 00:07:33,701 Your GPS is not human. I don't mean a virtual bubble. That GPS 99 00:07:33,740 --> 00:07:39,725 is not a human. It is a chat bot of type. You know it actually 100 00:07:39,766 --> 00:07:43,901 is a very early, rudimentary chat bot. You know, it's not 101 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,148 even at the higher levels that we're going to talk about today, 102 00:07:46,148 --> 00:07:50,867 but that's what a chat bot is. So how does that work in terms 103 00:07:50,927 --> 00:07:55,785 of where we are today? I would suggest you this is this 104 00:07:55,904 --> 00:08:00,072 information is in the public domain in the last six months. 105 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,826 So this is not stuff that the public has found out about 106 00:08:04,047 --> 00:08:06,833 recent, you know, five or 10 years ago, even though it's been 107 00:08:06,833 --> 00:08:10,745 around. But we're learning about it in the last six months 108 00:08:10,807 --> 00:08:15,641 or so and we're go with that. Remember when I talked about 109 00:08:15,721 --> 00:08:22,382 your academic hand computer. I eat your cell phone. It's also a 110 00:08:22,382 --> 00:08:26,261 computer and we already talked about this. But let me sort of 111 00:08:26,420 --> 00:08:33,563 use that as an example to talk about the chat bot. Okay, first 112 00:08:33,624 --> 00:08:42,240 a bit of history. The first company to come out with a chat 113 00:08:42,341 --> 00:08:47,616 bot is Microsoft. Now, obviously , many of you are familiar with 114 00:08:47,657 --> 00:08:51,312 Microsoft If you have a computer and you may be using Microsoft 115 00:08:51,331 --> 00:08:58,177 software in your computer. I do, i'm old school. As a matter of 116 00:08:58,217 --> 00:09:01,833 fact, these presentations are done with a product of Microsoft 117 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:06,498 called PowerPoint. I've used PowerPoint for those 30 plus 118 00:09:06,538 --> 00:09:14,399 years. Microsoft is a very big, world-wide computer operating 119 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,578 system. Microsoft basically heard about a company called 120 00:09:20,019 --> 00:09:26,013 OpenAI. Microsoft then decided and we'll get into this later to 121 00:09:26,013 --> 00:09:30,739 work with this company. The very earliest form of a chat bot 122 00:09:30,739 --> 00:09:38,158 is something that's called ChatGPT. This is from Microsoft. 123 00:09:38,158 --> 00:09:44,176 I'm just going to deal with the big players with computers, or 124 00:09:44,235 --> 00:09:48,177 talking computers, if you will. Let me just go over the list. 125 00:09:48,510 --> 00:09:53,216 Microsoft is the first, google is second, meta or Facebook is 126 00:09:53,297 --> 00:09:59,601 third and Baidu, which is the Microsoft, if you will, of China 127 00:09:59,601 --> 00:10:05,856 . It's the last one, but Microsoft's product is called 128 00:10:05,998 --> 00:10:11,860 ChatGPT. Gpt just stands for some computer iterated language. 129 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:15,254 It doesn't really mean anything other than that, but this is 130 00:10:15,274 --> 00:10:18,816 their first product. This product rolled out to the public 131 00:10:18,816 --> 00:10:23,650 2022 last year. We're not talking about a long time, but 132 00:10:23,671 --> 00:10:29,153 free. Basically, it's free. It's called ChatGPT. Indeed, if you 133 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:33,011 have a Microsoft computer, it's already on your computer. It's 134 00:10:33,091 --> 00:10:36,772 already there. If you don't know where to look, go to your 135 00:10:36,812 --> 00:10:41,671 browser. Go to where you search and type in ChatGPT, and then 136 00:10:41,711 --> 00:10:46,537 it'll pop up. Don't be scared, it'll pop up on your computer. 137 00:10:49,975 --> 00:10:59,452 The very basic type of a Chatbot named ChatGPT. Chatgpt is the 138 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:05,592 name of the Chatbot that Microsoft owns. This is called 139 00:11:05,633 --> 00:11:12,336 Chatbot or GPT 3.0. Now Microsoft has already, within 140 00:11:12,778 --> 00:11:16,335 months, come out with an advanced version of that called 141 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:25,374 GPT4. Gpt4 you have to pay for. Gpt3 is free. Gpt4 you have to 142 00:11:25,414 --> 00:11:29,179 pay for I think it's like $40 a month or something like that. 143 00:11:30,471 --> 00:11:35,615 But if you have Bing, this is another operating system with 144 00:11:35,735 --> 00:11:39,312 Microsoft. If you have Bing on your computer, you already have 145 00:11:39,373 --> 00:11:46,677 GPT4 for free. Let me go over that again. Gpt3 is the early 146 00:11:48,039 --> 00:11:53,115 example of the Chatbot that was made by Microsoft, which is the 147 00:11:53,177 --> 00:11:56,072 leading country because it's out with this technology First for 148 00:11:56,091 --> 00:12:03,077 the public. The advanced is GPT4 , but you already have GPT4 on 149 00:12:03,097 --> 00:12:07,979 your computer for free. Google has a product called Bart with 150 00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:12,530 Palm 2. They're already coming out with their product, but 151 00:12:12,551 --> 00:12:15,839 they're a little behind Microsoft. Then Facebook Meta 152 00:12:15,879 --> 00:12:19,912 has a product called Blenderblot , and Baidu, the Chinese 153 00:12:21,758 --> 00:12:25,052 operating system, has one called Ernie, which I found 154 00:12:25,173 --> 00:12:30,053 interesting. I'm sure there's a message there, but I just don't 155 00:12:30,094 --> 00:12:35,431 understand it. Now just make sure that you understand what I 156 00:12:35,471 --> 00:12:40,379 mean by Microsoft. You are familiar with Microsoft products 157 00:12:40,379 --> 00:12:44,032 . You'll either use Word when you type the letter, you type 158 00:12:44,052 --> 00:12:49,072 the paper. You may use Excel for numbers If you do any type of 159 00:12:49,193 --> 00:12:53,794 number accumulation or accounting. As I mentioned about 160 00:12:53,794 --> 00:12:57,991 PowerPoint, these are the products of Microsoft. They call 161 00:12:57,991 --> 00:13:06,942 Microsoft Office. The company that started the Chat GPT is 162 00:13:07,022 --> 00:13:11,871 called OpenAI. That's at the top . This is the small company I 163 00:13:11,912 --> 00:13:14,937 think. Right now I think it's main office in San Francisco, 164 00:13:15,149 --> 00:13:24,321 california small company. It's the one that started Chat GPT. 165 00:13:25,370 --> 00:13:28,192 Now, i think you'll be interested in the history of how 166 00:13:28,192 --> 00:13:33,859 this came about. Openai is the name of the company that started 167 00:13:33,859 --> 00:13:38,774 Chat GPT. It was founded in 2015,. Not too long ago. 168 00:13:39,950 --> 00:13:45,120 Microsoft, being the gentle giant that it is in the tech 169 00:13:45,182 --> 00:13:49,951 industry, is always looking, obviously worldwide, for new 170 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:54,793 technology and obviously potential competition. Microsoft 171 00:13:54,793 --> 00:14:00,700 approached OpenAI, the company founded in 2015 in San Francisco 172 00:14:00,700 --> 00:14:05,918 , and said we like your product, we want to invest in your 173 00:14:05,957 --> 00:14:11,895 product. We're going to invest one billion, with the B dollars, 174 00:14:11,895 --> 00:14:17,120 into your company. Of course, your small startup tech company 175 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:20,894 and Microsoft comes in and says they want to invest a billion 176 00:14:20,933 --> 00:14:29,241 dollars. What do you do? You said sure, bring it, i'll take 177 00:14:29,322 --> 00:14:36,599 it, stay with me. Now, four years later, 2023, this year, 178 00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:43,011 microsoft says we're even more impressed with your company, 179 00:14:43,172 --> 00:14:49,898 openai, and your product, chat GPT. We want to increase our 180 00:14:49,957 --> 00:14:54,653 investment to an additional 10 billion. Stay with me now. This 181 00:14:54,693 --> 00:14:58,836 is 11 billion dollars from Microsoft to a little company in 182 00:14:58,836 --> 00:15:02,618 San Francisco. You may say well , why in the world is Microsoft 183 00:15:02,658 --> 00:15:05,711 doing that? Well, obviously, if you're a worldwide company and 184 00:15:05,792 --> 00:15:09,292 you've got information throughout the world and there 185 00:15:09,312 --> 00:15:12,833 was something Microsoft saw that it liked, and that's that 186 00:15:12,894 --> 00:15:16,859 bullet point. The next bullet point that in December alone of 187 00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:23,361 last year, a million people signed up with Chat, gpt. A 188 00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:27,686 million people in one month. Okay, you think that was 189 00:15:27,725 --> 00:15:32,846 something. In January, the next month, over a hundred million 190 00:15:32,886 --> 00:15:36,984 people signed up for the same product. So what do you think 191 00:15:37,004 --> 00:15:42,102 Microsoft is thinking now? We got a good one here, okay. So 192 00:15:42,143 --> 00:15:46,610 what's my point? My point is to show you the speed of this stuff 193 00:15:46,610 --> 00:15:49,849 . This is not stuff that happens in six months and then another 194 00:15:49,908 --> 00:15:53,760 three months. This is happening daily, weekly, monthly. The 195 00:15:53,821 --> 00:15:58,044 speed which goes along with computers. What is unique about 196 00:15:58,085 --> 00:16:02,461 computers compared to humans? One of the things is speed. Okay 197 00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:06,264 , that a computer can do what I can do. The computer can do it 198 00:16:06,323 --> 00:16:09,808 in a second. A second is when you say one, one thousand, 199 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:13,065 that's a second, that's one second. One, one thousand, two, 200 00:16:13,144 --> 00:16:15,265 one thousand, three, one thousand four, one thousand five 201 00:16:15,265 --> 00:16:18,482 , one thousand Five seconds just went by. The computer is 202 00:16:18,543 --> 00:16:23,684 already done then. So this is the area that we're in Now. Let 203 00:16:23,705 --> 00:16:29,322 me put this in context. I'm a baby boomer, i'm 75 years old. I 204 00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:35,462 still remember rotary telephones. I remember There 205 00:16:35,482 --> 00:16:40,524 were no cell phones in my neighborhood. So I'm being 206 00:16:40,585 --> 00:16:45,404 transported now to a whole new area And, to be honest with you, 207 00:16:45,404 --> 00:16:51,043 i find that exciting. I said cool, bring it, bring it, okay. 208 00:16:51,605 --> 00:16:54,320 So let's go into detail a little more about chatbots, and 209 00:16:54,340 --> 00:16:57,802 particularly as it has to do with healthcare, and I'll just 210 00:16:57,841 --> 00:17:00,663 go through this relatively quickly. Well, how? does this 211 00:17:01,205 --> 00:17:07,307 talking computer process, thinking machine, help in a 212 00:17:07,347 --> 00:17:10,498 hospital, whatever, whatever. Well, ironically it helps in a 213 00:17:10,573 --> 00:17:15,021 number of ways And I will submit to you if you are, if you get 214 00:17:15,041 --> 00:17:18,420 your healthcare in a large healthcare delivery system And 215 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,201 I'm talking about a large university related healthcare 216 00:17:22,221 --> 00:17:25,800 delivery system or Kaiser or something like that You are 217 00:17:25,881 --> 00:17:28,824 already interacting with these bots and you just don't know it. 218 00:17:28,824 --> 00:17:33,481 You think you're dealing with humans, you're not, and, believe 219 00:17:33,481 --> 00:17:36,343 it or not, some of that is a good thing, because the robot 220 00:17:36,383 --> 00:17:39,881 just keeps doing what it does, it doesn't get tired, it doesn't 221 00:17:39,881 --> 00:17:43,144 get frustrated And it just keep doing it and doing it, and 222 00:17:43,185 --> 00:17:48,343 doing it. But so five ways that it works in healthcare is 223 00:17:48,644 --> 00:17:51,544 providing informational support. Clearly, one of the most 224 00:17:51,584 --> 00:17:54,061 frustrating things is about being a patient, having a family 225 00:17:54,061 --> 00:17:56,903 member who's a patient is getting information. What's 226 00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:59,369 going on, why are you doing this , why are you doing that, what 227 00:17:59,410 --> 00:18:02,183 does this mean, What did that show? Et cetera, et cetera, et 228 00:18:02,223 --> 00:18:08,065 cetera. Second, scheduling appointments. Now, when I want 229 00:18:08,085 --> 00:18:13,362 to see my doctor or whatever, i go to my computer, i pull down 230 00:18:13,382 --> 00:18:18,566 the website of my healthcare delivery system I happen to have 231 00:18:18,566 --> 00:18:23,469 Kaiser And I just dial in. I want to see blah, blah, blah for 232 00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:28,306 X And I do it all online is my point. I never really talked to 233 00:18:28,326 --> 00:18:34,384 a human And I sort of like that quite honestly. It collecting 234 00:18:34,424 --> 00:18:38,689 patient information. Obviously, when you sign into the hospital 235 00:18:38,839 --> 00:18:42,247 or you go into a clinic, they have you fill out a lot of stuff 236 00:18:42,247 --> 00:18:46,323 And all that stuff goes into a computer And that computer then 237 00:18:46,363 --> 00:18:49,903 becomes more knowledgeable about you Providing medical 238 00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:53,866 assistance. When the physician wants to know more and more 239 00:18:53,926 --> 00:18:58,121 information, he goes to that data bank and can get it And 240 00:18:58,181 --> 00:19:03,009 assist in refilling. When you, if you take a lot of medication 241 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:07,663 and you need to refill your medication many times, you can 242 00:19:07,703 --> 00:19:13,003 do that online And that process is facilitated by an artificial 243 00:19:13,184 --> 00:19:18,387 intelligent machine, by an artificial intelligent machine. 244 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:22,520 Well, how do these chat about things help doctors? How does 245 00:19:22,540 --> 00:19:27,881 these computers help doctors? And let me just add here if you 246 00:19:27,921 --> 00:19:32,726 remember back to some of the previous masterclass lectures, 247 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:37,461 we talked about the Affordable Care Act, obamacare that was 248 00:19:37,541 --> 00:19:41,924 passed in 2010, 13 years ago, and we mentioned that one of the 249 00:19:41,924 --> 00:19:46,561 main factors of Obamacare was it forced healthcare to go from 250 00:19:47,464 --> 00:19:52,328 to computers. This is a part of that process that started 13 251 00:19:52,388 --> 00:19:57,921 years ago. So how do we physicians use the chatbot? Well 252 00:19:57,921 --> 00:20:00,566 , it helps us with clinical decision support. What does that 253 00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:05,109 mean? That means is, let's say, i admit my patient to hospital 254 00:20:05,310 --> 00:20:12,169 A and patients very sick, and it's a condition that you don't 255 00:20:12,229 --> 00:20:17,564 see very often, let's put it in that category. And so I think 256 00:20:17,604 --> 00:20:21,487 that I wanna do treatment A. And so I type treatment A into the 257 00:20:21,507 --> 00:20:28,361 computer And the computer gives me a red X or something, and I 258 00:20:28,381 --> 00:20:34,070 said whoa, what's that? And the computer says that it will not 259 00:20:34,131 --> 00:20:38,183 accept my treatment recommendation. And then I asked 260 00:20:38,183 --> 00:20:42,700 why? And the computer says I need to talk to X or Y or Z. My 261 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,781 point is it is helping me with my decision regarding the 262 00:20:47,103 --> 00:20:50,241 treatment for that patient. That's a good thing. Medicine 263 00:20:50,301 --> 00:20:54,359 changes every single day And it is impossible for anybody I 264 00:20:54,380 --> 00:20:57,540 don't care how smart you are or what school you went to to stay 265 00:20:57,641 --> 00:21:01,221 up with everything that's current. On and on and on. Think 266 00:21:01,221 --> 00:21:05,604 about an artificial intelligent chatbot computer and think 267 00:21:05,644 --> 00:21:10,862 about it in terms of a library, a world library. Think about a 268 00:21:10,922 --> 00:21:14,144 library, but it's a world library. And think about this 269 00:21:14,203 --> 00:21:18,409 world library that has every single book in the world in its 270 00:21:18,568 --> 00:21:22,980 library, and think about all the data and information in that 271 00:21:23,101 --> 00:21:28,027 world library that you can download to one computer system. 272 00:21:28,027 --> 00:21:30,781 And that's what we're talking about when we're talking about 273 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:35,143 an artificial intelligent chatbox. So the computer just 274 00:21:35,203 --> 00:21:38,486 goes to this database and says, no, you need to do A, b and C. 275 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,627 The same thing is with literature search procedure 276 00:21:41,688 --> 00:21:45,942 review. One of the very interesting areas that hospitals 277 00:21:45,942 --> 00:21:49,281 particularly like and doctors also, is that you can get a lot 278 00:21:49,321 --> 00:21:50,705 of good feedback from patients. 279 00:21:52,871 --> 00:21:53,372 Speaker 4: Dr Choctaw 280 00:21:55,546 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: Quickly, let's drill down a little bit more about 281 00:21:57,161 --> 00:22:00,864 this artificial intelligence stuff, and particularly as it 282 00:22:00,903 --> 00:22:04,565 has to do with machine learning. Now on the left side you see 283 00:22:06,009 --> 00:22:09,042 machine learning and deep learning Again. Machine learning 284 00:22:09,042 --> 00:22:14,181 here is that repetition type of learning. More superficial Deep 285 00:22:14,181 --> 00:22:20,002 learning is where you get into perceptions and reasoning and 286 00:22:20,042 --> 00:22:23,503 that sort of thing. Go down to the lower level, you get natural 287 00:22:23,503 --> 00:22:28,009 language processing. This is how multiple languages around 288 00:22:28,028 --> 00:22:30,982 the world that has to be processed. So it means the same 289 00:22:31,022 --> 00:22:37,324 thing for everybody Predictive analytics. Ceos of companies 290 00:22:37,585 --> 00:22:43,726 love predictive analytics. Why? Let's say you're the CEO of 291 00:22:43,786 --> 00:22:49,505 hospital A. Hospital A has 500 beds. You have 2,000 employees 292 00:22:49,565 --> 00:22:55,832 in hospital A. You treat, let's say, 5,000 people in six months 293 00:22:55,980 --> 00:23:00,608 in hospital A, but it is problematic in terms of knowing 294 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,560 how many staff you need on a Friday or a Sunday, how many 295 00:23:04,641 --> 00:23:07,886 nurses you need, how many doctors are gonna be on call, 296 00:23:08,319 --> 00:23:10,422 how many emergencies are you gonna get. So you have to bring 297 00:23:10,482 --> 00:23:14,104 in more of this and that You have to guess. You have to guess 298 00:23:14,104 --> 00:23:16,961 And most of the times we guess wrong. I mean, because we're 299 00:23:16,981 --> 00:23:21,800 human. The computer, the chatbot , can do that for you And it 300 00:23:21,861 --> 00:23:25,980 does that for you with what it calls predictive analytics. Go 301 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:32,047 back to that world library that's been downloaded to the 302 00:23:32,106 --> 00:23:36,064 chat box with all the world's data. It can tell you in 303 00:23:36,144 --> 00:23:41,281 hospital A, looking at your data for the last year, what's your 304 00:23:41,342 --> 00:23:46,240 staffing is gonna be like on a Friday night in December. It can 305 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:50,528 tell you that It can deduce it from the data that you've given. 306 00:23:50,528 --> 00:23:55,121 That's just extraordinary. So a CEO and executive team that has 307 00:23:55,121 --> 00:23:59,102 that much information. Again, as an executive, your job is to 308 00:23:59,143 --> 00:24:02,862 predict the future, right, because you have to guess Do I 309 00:24:03,564 --> 00:24:07,021 add this many people, or do I get this much money? Do I take a 310 00:24:07,021 --> 00:24:09,644 loan? blah, blah, blah. The computer can take all that away 311 00:24:09,704 --> 00:24:17,563 from you. Look at that third box Sentiment analytics. Sentiment 312 00:24:17,864 --> 00:24:23,221 analytics Well, guess what that's talking about? Sentiment 313 00:24:23,323 --> 00:24:28,569 analytics means that it can do a better job of getting patient 314 00:24:28,670 --> 00:24:32,603 feedback that it can give to the organization ie hospital, 315 00:24:32,663 --> 00:24:36,701 physician, et cetera in terms of what patients think, and I 316 00:24:36,740 --> 00:24:40,500 think that's a good thing. I think that's a good thing. I 317 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:44,125 think that's a good thing that doesn't rely on how much time I 318 00:24:44,207 --> 00:24:51,281 have or how relaxed I am or available I am, if you can put 319 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:54,064 your thoughts and feelings and belief into a computerized 320 00:24:54,084 --> 00:24:59,529 system that goes directly to the people in charge. That's a good 321 00:24:59,529 --> 00:25:05,441 thing. Well, i admit, this is a cell phone with a I don't know 322 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:10,268 a toy chat bot. I hesitate about putting this picture in here 323 00:25:10,339 --> 00:25:15,327 because I didn't want to scare anybody, but I decided to put it 324 00:25:15,327 --> 00:25:20,424 in anyway. All right. Now the chat bot doesn't necessarily 325 00:25:20,444 --> 00:25:24,789 look like this. This is just, no doubt, a computer rendition of 326 00:25:24,829 --> 00:25:28,548 what it is, but the point is, the chat bot is there to help 327 00:25:28,628 --> 00:25:32,549 you. There's no question that there are issues and concerns, 328 00:25:32,780 --> 00:25:36,806 and we'll talk about that a bit later But it can be of help to 329 00:25:36,885 --> 00:25:39,708 you And I would encourage you to look at how it can help you 330 00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:44,901 Very, very quickly. And we'll just go this real fast Again 331 00:25:44,961 --> 00:25:47,981 hospital administration like chat bots, because some 332 00:25:48,262 --> 00:25:52,887 protocols and HR stuff and all the regulatory stuff that most 333 00:25:52,928 --> 00:25:56,323 of times is very difficult to deal with. One of the places 334 00:25:56,363 --> 00:25:58,904 that chat bots have been found to be helpful is with hospice. 335 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:03,682 The many times individuals who are in hospice are able to 336 00:26:03,741 --> 00:26:08,622 communicate. Think about texting a friend. Think about texting a 337 00:26:08,622 --> 00:26:14,105 friend who has unlimited time, limited capability and can 338 00:26:14,165 --> 00:26:18,467 listen to you 24 seven. Think about how therapeutic that might 339 00:26:18,467 --> 00:26:22,800 be if you or your loved one or your family member and or loved 340 00:26:22,981 --> 00:26:28,303 one happen to be in a hospice situation. You want to know this 341 00:26:28,303 --> 00:26:34,586 guy, this guy, his first name is Sam. So what is Sam doing 342 00:26:34,646 --> 00:26:40,695 here? Sam is actually testifying in Congress. He started this. 343 00:26:40,736 --> 00:26:44,595 He and his people started, discovered it. Microsoft bought 344 00:26:44,634 --> 00:26:48,914 it out. It spread worldwide. But Sam look at his face, sam's a 345 00:26:48,954 --> 00:26:55,916 little worried. And so what he's doing, which is smart, he's 346 00:26:55,936 --> 00:26:59,332 trying to be proactive or preemptive. And he went to 347 00:26:59,372 --> 00:27:02,839 Congress and said I need to come and talk to you guys in 348 00:27:02,900 --> 00:27:08,440 government because I've created something here that you need to 349 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:12,156 be aware of and you need to start providing some regulation 350 00:27:12,196 --> 00:27:16,115 with it. You need to start providing some regulation with 351 00:27:16,175 --> 00:27:22,013 it. Right, it's not 100% accurate. So my point is that if 352 00:27:22,013 --> 00:27:24,432 you do a query in the chat button, it gives you certain 353 00:27:24,452 --> 00:27:27,596 number of answers. Double check those answers another way if 354 00:27:27,675 --> 00:27:32,528 possible, and I would argue nothing is really 100%. Quite 355 00:27:32,548 --> 00:27:38,112 honestly, skepticism is never a bad thing. Never a bad thing. So 356 00:27:38,112 --> 00:27:41,489 he says that sometimes he's worried about people using the 357 00:27:41,528 --> 00:27:46,202 chat bot, putting it into a political forum and then using 358 00:27:46,242 --> 00:27:51,256 that to spread disinformation. He's worried, legitimately, 359 00:27:51,817 --> 00:27:58,290 about people losing jobs, and that's obvious, right? I can 360 00:27:58,311 --> 00:28:03,010 remember when the main mechanical robots came out, they 361 00:28:03,010 --> 00:28:05,789 said well, they're going to get rid of blue collar jobs. Well, 362 00:28:06,250 --> 00:28:11,902 the chat bot, the AI chat bot is going to get rid of white 363 00:28:11,922 --> 00:28:20,303 collar jobs writers, artists, lawyers, individuals who think 364 00:28:20,864 --> 00:28:25,551 for living. It can even replace artists. These chat bots can 365 00:28:25,612 --> 00:28:30,291 draw art, they can create, they can do everything. So just think 366 00:28:30,291 --> 00:28:33,751 about that on the world stage. And if you happen to be a writer 367 00:28:33,751 --> 00:28:41,730 for a Harper's company and the chat bot comes out and says I 368 00:28:41,750 --> 00:28:46,990 can write that 300-page book in 44 hours, right, think about 369 00:28:47,070 --> 00:28:49,759 time and money. And then you understand the financial 370 00:28:49,878 --> 00:28:54,492 implications. And think about it . Microsoft is not stupid. They 371 00:28:54,553 --> 00:29:00,233 didn't put $11 billion in this company because they thought 372 00:29:00,253 --> 00:29:05,058 that they were going to lose money. But my point is, even 373 00:29:05,140 --> 00:29:09,976 people who are creating the product are concerned, and Sam 374 00:29:10,057 --> 00:29:14,278 is an example. This is another guy. His name is Blake Lamone. 375 00:29:14,971 --> 00:29:19,276 He's a senior engineer or was a senior engineer for Google. So 376 00:29:19,316 --> 00:29:21,151 remember, they're all doing it. It's not just Microsoft, all of 377 00:29:21,192 --> 00:29:27,304 them are doing it. And his claim get this that the chat bot, the 378 00:29:27,304 --> 00:29:32,579 machine, the robot, the computer had gained sentience. 379 00:29:33,710 --> 00:29:36,417 Now I must admit to you, i didn't know what sentience was. 380 00:29:37,769 --> 00:29:40,890 I don't remember hearing that word. So I looked it up And 381 00:29:40,910 --> 00:29:45,680 sentience means the ability to experience feelings and 382 00:29:45,799 --> 00:29:50,863 sensations. Think about that with your computer. Do you want 383 00:29:51,104 --> 00:29:57,393 a computer that has feelings and sensations? right, and Blake 384 00:29:57,452 --> 00:30:01,561 says that his job was to probe the chat bot. Ask it questions 385 00:30:01,642 --> 00:30:04,457 24-7. What do you think about this? What would you do with 386 00:30:04,497 --> 00:30:06,936 that? How would you handle this scenario? How did you handle 387 00:30:06,957 --> 00:30:11,739 that scenario? And what Blake has said is what he's learned 388 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:17,920 disturbed him. It disturbed him And when he tried to talk to the 389 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,025 bosses, obviously at Google they didn't want him talking 390 00:30:21,066 --> 00:30:23,115 about stuff like that And they certainly didn't want him 391 00:30:23,154 --> 00:30:27,662 talking about it to the public. But what got Blake fired was he 392 00:30:27,701 --> 00:30:32,537 gave documents to the Washington Post newspaper to prove his 393 00:30:32,596 --> 00:30:37,310 fault and Google fired him. But you know he proved his point. So 394 00:30:37,310 --> 00:30:42,760 my point is that even people who are on the inside are 395 00:30:43,102 --> 00:30:46,690 sounding an alarm bell. They're saying be wary of this stuff. 396 00:30:47,652 --> 00:30:50,700 Maybe we can't stop it, but you just need to be careful with it. 397 00:30:50,700 --> 00:30:56,694 And thirdly, this is Jeffrey Hinton. Jeffrey Hinton is an 398 00:30:56,875 --> 00:30:59,843 older guy who's called the father of Artificial 399 00:30:59,843 --> 00:31:05,056 Intelligence. Think about that, if the father of artificial 400 00:31:05,115 --> 00:31:13,085 intelligence is saying I'm worried about chat GPT and 401 00:31:13,747 --> 00:31:17,180 computers with feelings, because I think these computers are 402 00:31:17,220 --> 00:31:21,655 going to become more intelligent than us. Think about it Now. I 403 00:31:21,675 --> 00:31:25,308 would admit that I'm a movie buff and I know I'm dating a lot 404 00:31:25,308 --> 00:31:29,479 of you, but I can remember a movie called War Games with 405 00:31:29,519 --> 00:31:35,405 Matthew Rodrick and the whole thing was Matthew the teenager 406 00:31:35,445 --> 00:31:38,976 and his girlfriend were playing around with the computer, and he 407 00:31:38,976 --> 00:31:42,413 was trying to show off to her. So he broke into the national 408 00:31:42,453 --> 00:31:48,134 security computer system and started talking to one of the 409 00:31:48,154 --> 00:31:50,800 computers in the big computer system government computer 410 00:31:50,820 --> 00:31:54,998 system. And he went into the computer and the computer said 411 00:31:56,750 --> 00:32:02,721 would you like to play a game? And so the teenager's girlfriend 412 00:32:02,721 --> 00:32:05,518 and giggling and playing around and they said sure, and so the 413 00:32:05,538 --> 00:32:09,573 computer gave them a list of games. You can play chess, you 414 00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:12,481 can play blah, blah, blah. And the teenager of course wanted to 415 00:32:12,481 --> 00:32:16,458 impress his girlfriend and said I want to play Thermonuclea 416 00:32:16,538 --> 00:32:21,996 Warfare. And the computer said OK, and the computer's name was 417 00:32:22,096 --> 00:32:25,634 Joshua. I remember the name. I love that movie, i watched it at 418 00:32:25,634 --> 00:32:29,846 least 100 times And the problem was the computer started 419 00:32:29,865 --> 00:32:33,865 playing the game for real And the kid couldn't stop it and the 420 00:32:33,865 --> 00:32:36,690 adults were going crazy. But everything ended up all right. 421 00:32:37,273 --> 00:32:41,252 But my point is that computers are computers. The other thing 422 00:32:41,292 --> 00:32:49,684 that Hinton says is this process scares him. You know I didn't 423 00:32:49,704 --> 00:32:52,680 write down everything He said. That was one of his quotes. He 424 00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:56,554 said this scares me. Think about the father. This is the father 425 00:32:56,574 --> 00:32:59,661 saying you know, one of my kids scared me, or something to that 426 00:32:59,701 --> 00:33:02,779 event, and his concern is, you know, he's not going to be able 427 00:33:02,819 --> 00:33:08,180 to play the game, that we need to have some way to control it. 428 00:33:08,789 --> 00:33:12,635 Now, who's gonna do that? Because the whole premise is we 429 00:33:12,695 --> 00:33:19,181 have a robot that has the world's library data inside of 430 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:22,690 it so that it can think faster and smarter and quicker. It's 431 00:33:22,770 --> 00:33:26,333 like our Frankenstein to some extent Another one of my 432 00:33:26,393 --> 00:33:32,076 favorite movies, by the way And we built it. But then can we 433 00:33:32,116 --> 00:33:35,775 control it? So I don't want to scare you, but I think it is 434 00:33:35,934 --> 00:33:41,613 important that I give you both sides of the argument, the way I 435 00:33:41,613 --> 00:33:44,055 look at it. And again, if you've been with us for the last 436 00:33:44,055 --> 00:33:48,779 six months or so, you're familiar with one of my favorite 437 00:33:48,779 --> 00:33:52,794 parts of the brain called the amygdala. Remember the amygdala? 438 00:33:52,794 --> 00:33:58,951 The amygdala is the machine control center of the brain And 439 00:33:59,071 --> 00:34:05,272 I see the way I analyze this is computers don't have amygdalas 440 00:34:05,573 --> 00:34:11,871 yet yet. Yet Now I don't even know what an amygdala would look 441 00:34:11,871 --> 00:34:17,659 like in a computer or whatever. But my point is the difference, 442 00:34:17,659 --> 00:34:20,137 what I've always thought the difference between me and them 443 00:34:20,610 --> 00:34:25,532 is that I have emotions and they don't. They may be smarter than 444 00:34:25,532 --> 00:34:30,333 me, but I can love and they cannot because they don't have 445 00:34:30,393 --> 00:34:35,380 emotions. Well, whatever computer learns what love is 446 00:34:35,989 --> 00:34:39,293 because then if you learn what love is, you may learn what hate 447 00:34:39,293 --> 00:34:43,931 is okay Then that's a whole slippery slope that you want to 448 00:34:43,952 --> 00:34:50,568 be careful of. So let's switch here and look specifically at 449 00:34:50,608 --> 00:34:55,601 healthcare. Okay, what are the areas that the chatbots are 450 00:34:55,641 --> 00:34:59,177 helpful in hospitals and healthcare delivery that 451 00:34:59,257 --> 00:35:05,255 hospitals like, and why do hospitals like them? Well, one 452 00:35:05,295 --> 00:35:09,195 of the reasons is, and as I mentioned before at the 453 00:35:09,235 --> 00:35:14,862 beginning, the use of the chatbot or the super-duper 454 00:35:14,909 --> 00:35:19,351 advanced thinking computer saves money for the hospital. That 455 00:35:19,391 --> 00:35:23,112 does that directly and indirectly. It provides 456 00:35:23,192 --> 00:35:27,813 cybersecurity, it helps with clinical trials, it helps with 457 00:35:27,853 --> 00:35:32,530 work assistance, it helps with nursing assistance. One of the 458 00:35:32,590 --> 00:35:41,197 ways that hospitals love using the robot is in surgery. In 459 00:35:41,297 --> 00:35:45,972 surgery Now I should share with you. As I said, i've been a 460 00:35:46,032 --> 00:35:49,737 surgeon for 50 years. As I mentioned before, my medical 461 00:35:49,778 --> 00:35:53,030 school is celebrating our 50-year anniversary, because I 462 00:35:53,070 --> 00:36:01,255 graduated in 1983 from Yale Medical School. The robot can 463 00:36:01,375 --> 00:36:09,637 generate a total close to $100, over $100 billion, just by using 464 00:36:09,637 --> 00:36:14,177 the robot alone. Okay, this is what one of the robots looks 465 00:36:14,277 --> 00:36:17,876 like that's used in surgery And it's used in most types of 466 00:36:17,936 --> 00:36:21,150 surgery. Some are more beneficial than others. These 467 00:36:21,170 --> 00:36:23,318 are the ones that are very beneficial with the robot 468 00:36:23,690 --> 00:36:27,114 Prostate surgery, general surgery, gynecological surgery, 469 00:36:27,175 --> 00:36:33,101 heart surgery. This is an example of the robot being used 470 00:36:33,630 --> 00:36:37,195 in, say, heart surgery case. So what do you notice immediately 471 00:36:37,255 --> 00:36:41,878 about this picture? You're right , the surgeon is not standing at 472 00:36:41,878 --> 00:36:45,092 the table, he's sitting off to the left side. You say wait a 473 00:36:45,152 --> 00:36:47,980 second. Aren't you supposed to be up there at the patient? 474 00:36:48,472 --> 00:36:53,211 That's the way it is on TV. Well , guess what? This is a new 475 00:36:53,273 --> 00:36:58,019 process And, as I said, this has been around for about 15 years 476 00:36:58,769 --> 00:37:04,123 This is not last year, or last November, or 21 or 20 or 1918. 477 00:37:05,550 --> 00:37:11,175 And it is growing in usage. I know this because for the last 478 00:37:11,657 --> 00:37:15,190 four years, before I retired, sent and retired, i was running 479 00:37:15,210 --> 00:37:19,391 around the country doing accreditation work for the joint 480 00:37:19,391 --> 00:37:24,431 commission and helping to accredited hospitals and making 481 00:37:24,492 --> 00:37:27,472 sure that they were following the rules, and the majority of 482 00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:31,653 them are doing robotic surgery in increasing numbers, 483 00:37:32,436 --> 00:37:37,451 increasing numbers. Another example of robotic surgery Here 484 00:37:37,490 --> 00:37:40,135 we have two surgeries Because a lot of times when we as a 485 00:37:40,175 --> 00:37:43,110 general surgeon I would be doing a case and I would maybe call 486 00:37:43,130 --> 00:37:47,275 it in a urologist because my the area that I'm gonna be working 487 00:37:47,315 --> 00:37:50,451 in is gonna be very close to the ureters or the kidney And I 488 00:37:50,471 --> 00:37:55,699 want a urologist in there, or a gynecologist would call me in, 489 00:37:56,590 --> 00:38:01,898 obstetrician would call me in because of possible bowel injury 490 00:38:01,898 --> 00:38:05,590 . So it's not uncommon to have two physicians working. So the 491 00:38:05,630 --> 00:38:10,190 patient's on the table, the robot is over the patient, the 492 00:38:10,269 --> 00:38:14,795 nurse is standing by the table but the surgeons are at the 493 00:38:14,876 --> 00:38:19,833 monitors like a computer screen, computer mod. This is what the 494 00:38:19,873 --> 00:38:23,791 robot looks like. From a different perspective. This is 495 00:38:23,831 --> 00:38:27,501 probably the most famous robot is called the DaVinci XI. 496 00:38:29,213 --> 00:38:34,277 Surgeons love the robot. This is how it looks like in another 497 00:38:34,297 --> 00:38:38,538 type of surgery. We see all the plastic over it to keep the area 498 00:38:38,538 --> 00:38:46,001 sterile. But robotic surgery is increasing in scope and speed 499 00:38:46,222 --> 00:38:51,411 in surgery. It's beneficial in surgery. One of the reasons 500 00:38:51,452 --> 00:38:56,882 beneficial in surgery is there's a smaller scar for the patient. 501 00:38:56,882 --> 00:39:01,552 Smaller scar means less postoperative pain. The surgery 502 00:39:01,632 --> 00:39:05,231 is more accurate because remember, this is super-duper 503 00:39:05,291 --> 00:39:11,114 intelligent assistant that the surgeon has and can keep the 504 00:39:11,173 --> 00:39:15,411 surgeon out of danger more efficiently, more effective, it 505 00:39:15,472 --> 00:39:21,719 helps to provide better patient care. In summary, the AI future 506 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,637 is now. The artificial intelligence future is now. 507 00:39:25,110 --> 00:39:30,514 Chatbots are working right now. Today, artificial intelligence 508 00:39:30,655 --> 00:39:35,976 is non-human learning. The more advanced chatbox today is the 509 00:39:36,036 --> 00:39:41,155 ChatGPT-4 made by Microsoft. If you have Bing operating system 510 00:39:41,275 --> 00:39:44,494 on your Microsoft computer, you already have it for free. 511 00:39:46,210 --> 00:39:49,717 Chatbot is an advanced search engine that communicates 512 00:39:49,838 --> 00:39:56,672 verbally with the patient and with the physician. Robots have 513 00:39:56,693 --> 00:40:01,777 been using surgery for 15 years, as I've said, but the other 514 00:40:01,838 --> 00:40:04,894 side of that, though, is one needs to be cautious with the 515 00:40:04,934 --> 00:40:11,675 whole artificial intelligence area. If you will, and don't 516 00:40:11,735 --> 00:40:16,233 hesitate to think and re-evaluate and make sure that 517 00:40:16,273 --> 00:40:20,815 you have the most appropriate use Presently. The most advanced 518 00:40:20,815 --> 00:40:26,237 Chatbot today is the Bing, and this is the logo that you'll see 519 00:40:26,237 --> 00:40:29,936 on your computer screen. My basic principles is I like to 520 00:40:29,998 --> 00:40:34,097 always end God is in charge. As I've mentioned each and every 521 00:40:34,137 --> 00:40:38,713 time, god is the leader of my world. I am a physician of faith 522 00:40:38,713 --> 00:40:45,396 , and because of that, he has sustained me and allowed me to 523 00:40:45,456 --> 00:40:49,951 do what I have been blessed to do. I have no bad days. I 524 00:40:50,192 --> 00:40:53,121 discovered many years ago that whether the day was good or bad, 525 00:40:53,121 --> 00:40:56,338 it was up to me, and so I decided that I had had enough 526 00:40:56,438 --> 00:40:59,639 bad days and I didn't want it anymore. So I now only have good 527 00:40:59,639 --> 00:41:03,255 days, so I have great days. Don't sweat the small stuff, and 528 00:41:03,255 --> 00:41:06,514 most stuff is small. I have learned that whenever something 529 00:41:06,554 --> 00:41:10,494 bothers me or appears to aggravate me, it's usually not 530 00:41:10,554 --> 00:41:15,494 that big a deal. So I've learned to go slow, take a step back 531 00:41:16,396 --> 00:41:20,990 and just not worry about stuff. Forgiveness is therapy. People 532 00:41:21,050 --> 00:41:24,822 will do or say things to you that may very well aggravate you 533 00:41:24,822 --> 00:41:30,293 or bother you or hurt you or give them. Doesn't matter who's 534 00:41:30,353 --> 00:41:34,313 right or wrong. Just forgive them and you will be amazed that 535 00:41:34,313 --> 00:41:37,192 not only is that the right thing to do, it is also 536 00:41:37,313 --> 00:41:41,476 therapeutic for you. And the fifth thing is everything is a 537 00:41:41,516 --> 00:41:44,856 relationship. Most relationships are built on three things 538 00:41:45,318 --> 00:41:49,052 mutual respect, mutual trust, good communication. If you have 539 00:41:49,112 --> 00:41:53,291 those three things, you have a good relationship. If you do not 540 00:41:53,291 --> 00:41:56,809 have those three things, then you have some work to do to 541 00:41:56,871 --> 00:42:02,010 build that relationship up to where it should be. Are there 542 00:42:02,030 --> 00:42:02,653 any questions? 543 00:42:03,871 --> 00:42:06,938 Speaker 5: What if you were talking about the benefits of AI 544 00:42:06,938 --> 00:42:12,961 in the hospitals in relation to patient satisfaction? 545 00:42:13,150 --> 00:42:13,331 Speaker 2: Yes. 546 00:42:15,251 --> 00:42:21,623 Speaker 5: Is that because of the pain that the computer will 547 00:42:21,643 --> 00:42:25,538 communicate with the patients before they leave, or how is 548 00:42:25,637 --> 00:42:27,461 that beneficial or faster? 549 00:42:27,710 --> 00:42:30,771 Speaker 2: Okay, let me repeat the question. The question is 550 00:42:30,811 --> 00:42:34,873 that on one of my slides I had some information about how the 551 00:42:34,913 --> 00:42:39,530 chatbot is a beneficial in terms of patient satisfaction, and is 552 00:42:39,530 --> 00:42:41,976 that when the patient is still in the hospital or when the 553 00:42:42,016 --> 00:42:48,117 patient goes home? This is mainly used for survey of 554 00:42:48,159 --> 00:42:52,811 patients, and so it's mostly when the patient goes home in 555 00:42:52,851 --> 00:42:55,813 terms of patient satisfaction where the patient can give 556 00:42:56,072 --> 00:43:00,650 accurate and quick feedback about their experience, and 557 00:43:00,690 --> 00:43:03,918 that's one of the ways that it helps with patient sentiment and 558 00:43:03,918 --> 00:43:10,539 patient experience. Also, there could be surveys that patients 559 00:43:10,559 --> 00:43:14,012 would take even while they're in hospital And some hospitals do 560 00:43:14,052 --> 00:43:17,041 that also but they can do it very quickly with the chatbot 561 00:43:17,831 --> 00:43:21,391 and not have to have a person or a nurse to do that, and they 562 00:43:21,411 --> 00:43:26,492 can get that information faster back to the hospital. Thank you. 563 00:43:26,492 --> 00:43:31,215 The question on one Yes, go ahead. 564 00:43:35,958 --> 00:43:36,619 Speaker 4: I have a question. 565 00:43:37,380 --> 00:43:37,882 Speaker 2: Yeah, go ahead. 566 00:43:38,891 --> 00:43:41,851 Speaker 4: Okay, actually I have two questions. Yeah, in that 567 00:43:41,911 --> 00:43:46,474 illustration with the DaVinci robot, you had the two surgeons. 568 00:43:46,474 --> 00:43:51,360 Like you said, this is technology that's a few years 569 00:43:51,521 --> 00:43:56,019 old. Has there been any growth, with those two surgeons not 570 00:43:56,099 --> 00:43:59,217 being in the room, perhaps being in another city and conducting 571 00:43:59,277 --> 00:43:59,778 surgeries? 572 00:44:01,313 --> 00:44:05,036 Speaker 2: No, no One, because I think it would not be 573 00:44:05,076 --> 00:44:09,974 acceptable to do that. And two, i think you would then get into 574 00:44:10,014 --> 00:44:13,902 situations of error and litigation and that sort of 575 00:44:13,943 --> 00:44:16,876 thing. So it hasn't quite gotten to that level where you could 576 00:44:16,896 --> 00:44:20,655 be absolutely absent. Now that may happen in the future, but 577 00:44:20,675 --> 00:44:22,219 presently that's not the case. 578 00:44:22,690 --> 00:44:26,152 Speaker 4: Okay, Thank you. And my second question is do you see 579 00:44:26,152 --> 00:44:30,159 a day coming when those two surgeons would be completely 580 00:44:30,219 --> 00:44:33,164 replaced by another DaVinci robot? 581 00:44:35,416 --> 00:44:43,054 Speaker 2: Maybe What answer? It is possible Because I've gotten 582 00:44:43,054 --> 00:44:46,311 to the point now where almost anything is possible. But, to 583 00:44:46,391 --> 00:44:48,614 answer your question, it is possible because things are 584 00:44:48,675 --> 00:44:53,643 moving in the direction of the robotics doing more and more and 585 00:44:53,643 --> 00:44:57,498 more. So that's not inconceivable, to be honest with 586 00:44:57,498 --> 00:44:57,639 you. 587 00:44:58,411 --> 00:44:59,153 Speaker 4: All right, thank you. 588 00:45:00,309 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 1: The tools that you're using. Are they the? same that 589 00:45:04,778 --> 00:45:06,242 they would be in your hand. 590 00:45:08,112 --> 00:45:10,911 Speaker 2: They're similar, as they would be in my hand, For 591 00:45:11,010 --> 00:45:14,498 instance. They have extensions and by sitting at the monitor 592 00:45:14,637 --> 00:45:17,682 I'm able to move their hand because they're an extension of 593 00:45:17,724 --> 00:45:23,414 me. So they're sort of similar but modified for the robot. So 594 00:45:23,494 --> 00:45:26,668 it's basically similar but it may be a little longer, It may 595 00:45:26,708 --> 00:45:29,597 have a little dissonant And remember, the robot doesn't get 596 00:45:29,637 --> 00:45:34,985 tired. I remember we used to talk about five, six hours 597 00:45:35,045 --> 00:45:38,577 surgeries and what it would be. The robot didn't get tired And 598 00:45:38,617 --> 00:45:41,952 remember, the surgeons are sitting. So that's another 599 00:45:41,992 --> 00:45:45,659 advantage too. But there's maybe a slight modification of the 600 00:45:45,739 --> 00:45:50,096 instruments with the robot. Any other questions. 601 00:45:51,411 --> 00:45:59,436 Speaker 4: One last question. Back to the chatbot, the AI 602 00:45:59,456 --> 00:46:02,121 chatbot. there are some concerns about accuracy of the 603 00:46:02,181 --> 00:46:07,297 information that's coming back, and you talked about that. Where 604 00:46:07,297 --> 00:46:10,905 do you think that's going And how is that going to be 605 00:46:10,987 --> 00:46:13,715 addressed? I mean, obviously you can't do it with legislation, 606 00:46:13,775 --> 00:46:18,224 but what's the tech industry doing about the accuracy of the 607 00:46:18,306 --> 00:46:19,949 information that's coming back from all the searches that 608 00:46:19,969 --> 00:46:22,525 they're doing? That's an excellent question. 609 00:46:25,777 --> 00:46:28,708 Speaker 2: I don't think the tech industry is doing as much 610 00:46:28,768 --> 00:46:32,143 as it could And I think that's why a lot of them are going to 611 00:46:32,184 --> 00:46:35,193 Congress and say you guys need to do something. And obviously, 612 00:46:35,655 --> 00:46:41,568 you know, a 65 year old man in the Senate knows less about the 613 00:46:41,648 --> 00:46:46,355 tech stuff than I do, so they can't do anything. I do believe 614 00:46:46,375 --> 00:46:51,514 that they are legitimately worried, as they should be, but 615 00:46:51,675 --> 00:46:54,025 I think but to answer your question specifically, i think 616 00:46:54,085 --> 00:46:57,972 it's a matter of buyers. Beware Those of us like me and you and 617 00:46:58,074 --> 00:47:03,179 others, who are end users. We have to have a certain degree of 618 00:47:03,179 --> 00:47:08,490 organization, and health is suspicion about everything. For 619 00:47:08,550 --> 00:47:12,793 instance, i've started using the chatbot And I've even prepared 620 00:47:12,813 --> 00:47:15,972 in this presentation. I use the chatbot And I was very impressed 621 00:47:15,972 --> 00:47:19,594 because it's so fast, you know, and literally when I put 622 00:47:19,673 --> 00:47:24,481 something into the, the request or the search, it starts in a 623 00:47:24,621 --> 00:47:28,432 second telling me what I need to know. But I would then also go 624 00:47:28,592 --> 00:47:32,710 out and maybe do a different search to validate that. So I 625 00:47:32,751 --> 00:47:36,329 think we're going to have to do more of that sort of thing, but 626 00:47:36,409 --> 00:47:39,175 I think it's going to take a combination of all those things, 627 00:47:39,175 --> 00:47:42,480 but I think we're going to have to do our part and not just 628 00:47:42,559 --> 00:47:46,652 rely 100% on this accuracy. And they have actually said that the 629 00:47:46,652 --> 00:47:51,211 areas that is weakest is opinion. Of course, if you ask 630 00:47:51,311 --> 00:47:55,599 it who's better Republican or Democrat, you know now, it may 631 00:47:55,639 --> 00:47:59,291 give you what it thinks, but it may not be accurate, and those 632 00:47:59,351 --> 00:48:02,978 types of questions are the ones that you have to sort of take 633 00:48:03,018 --> 00:48:03,900 with a grain of salt. 634 00:48:05,349 --> 00:48:05,630 Speaker 4: Thank you. 635 00:48:08,409 --> 00:48:08,610 Speaker 2: Yes. 636 00:48:11,630 --> 00:48:16,253 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for your presentation. I really 637 00:48:16,293 --> 00:48:20,500 liked the end of it where, after you've given us all this news, 638 00:48:20,519 --> 00:48:25,092 you talk about my basic principles And you know you can 639 00:48:25,152 --> 00:48:30,402 feel free to use that in all of your presentations, because 640 00:48:30,481 --> 00:48:33,427 sometimes we need that reminder, because there's so many things 641 00:48:33,467 --> 00:48:38,313 going on in the world today That causes us to fear And you know, 642 00:48:38,313 --> 00:48:42,527 the word of God tells us not to fear And when fear comes it's 643 00:48:42,588 --> 00:48:43,250 not from God. 644 00:48:44,231 --> 00:48:47,253 Speaker 2: Yeah, i think I got most of what you said, but, to 645 00:48:47,353 --> 00:48:51,777 be honest with you, i decided to do exactly what you suggest. I 646 00:48:51,856 --> 00:48:55,641 do use my basic principles in every single presentation for 647 00:48:55,661 --> 00:48:58,282 the reason that you mentioned, because I think it's important 648 00:48:58,563 --> 00:49:03,469 that I not only do I give you didactic, healthcare, legal and 649 00:49:03,510 --> 00:49:06,353 financial information. I think it's important that there be a 650 00:49:06,454 --> 00:49:10,478 second message there, and that is about me personally and about 651 00:49:10,478 --> 00:49:14,344 what I've learned and what's worked for me, and certainly my 652 00:49:14,443 --> 00:49:17,632 faith is a part of that. So, thank you for your suggestion 653 00:49:17,954 --> 00:49:20,539 And I completely agree with you and I've already decided to do 654 00:49:20,579 --> 00:49:21,541 that. Thank you. 655 00:49:22,510 --> 00:49:26,510 Speaker 3: Any other questions, i just want to. I just want to 656 00:49:26,590 --> 00:49:31,556 ask one more thing. With the AI intelligence, i think the 657 00:49:31,597 --> 00:49:38,003 concern is probably, when you consider Bible prophecy, how we 658 00:49:38,043 --> 00:49:40,751 are headed towards one world government. I mean, you talk 659 00:49:40,791 --> 00:49:45,871 about the move is there for one world religion, there's one 660 00:49:45,931 --> 00:49:52,137 world money then to have no borders. I'm interesting to hear 661 00:49:52,137 --> 00:49:57,702 your take on how you see AI bringing all these one world, 662 00:49:57,762 --> 00:50:02,626 this and that together, and how it's going to just affect the 663 00:50:02,686 --> 00:50:03,027 world. 664 00:50:03,951 --> 00:50:07,353 Speaker 2: Well, you know, to be honest, i don't have a clue how 665 00:50:07,353 --> 00:50:10,538 that's going to work out. I I I'm not familiar with the one 666 00:50:10,557 --> 00:50:13,940 world concept, but I think what one of the things that's 667 00:50:14,041 --> 00:50:19,007 interesting and fearful at the same time is no one knows, 12 668 00:50:19,047 --> 00:50:22,911 months from now, 24 months from now, 36 months from now, not 669 00:50:22,971 --> 00:50:26,195 what the impact is going to be with AI in multiple areas 670 00:50:26,615 --> 00:50:31,422 religion, healthcare, law, medicine, finance, etc. Etc. I 671 00:50:31,563 --> 00:50:36,074 honestly don't know. But I think if we have all about, if each 672 00:50:36,114 --> 00:50:39,822 of us has our basic principles intact, it does not matter. But 673 00:50:39,862 --> 00:50:44,494 the world does We stand for what we believe and become leaders? 674 00:50:44,554 --> 00:50:47,956 you know, it is not accidental that this is called a leadership 675 00:50:47,956 --> 00:50:52,242 masterclass, because I believe, as I said in my basic 676 00:50:52,262 --> 00:50:55,164 principles when I start out leaders, leaders can change the 677 00:50:55,204 --> 00:50:59,755 world. So it's up for us to stand and be leaders in all of 678 00:50:59,815 --> 00:51:03,059 that chaos, if you will, and stand for what we believe is 679 00:51:03,139 --> 00:51:13,492 right, thank you. So, finally, thank you all so much, and I, i, 680 00:51:13,492 --> 00:51:16,277 i like this slide. I came across this slide and I like it 681 00:51:16,597 --> 00:51:18,961 because we always talk about change and we talk about 682 00:51:19,041 --> 00:51:22,753 leadership. I like the idea of us looking at the person in the 683 00:51:22,793 --> 00:51:26,320 mirror and saying What, what am I doing to change the world? 684 00:51:26,360 --> 00:51:29,449 What am I doing to make people love each other better? What am 685 00:51:29,570 --> 00:51:34,518 I doing to make people happier, etc. So I like to say leave this 686 00:51:34,518 --> 00:51:38,469 with you be the change that you want to see in the world. Let 687 00:51:38,489 --> 00:51:43,380 me also say that these lectures are also on a new podcast that 688 00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:47,193 you will be hearing about, and so if you have, if you listen to 689 00:51:47,193 --> 00:51:50,757 podcasts and you have a platform that you download your 690 00:51:50,797 --> 00:51:54,682 podcast, look us up on your platform and you'll be able to 691 00:51:54,722 --> 00:51:58,175 hear some of the same material. Thank you and have a wonderful 692 00:51:58,215 --> 00:51:58,356 day. 693 00:52:28,052 --> 00:52:31,639 Speaker 1: And then share it with your family, friends and or 694 00:52:31,639 --> 00:52:35,835 your coworkers. They'll be glad you did So. until the next time 695 00:52:35,835 --> 00:52:39,831 , live your best possible life the best possible way.

Richard Darryl Nichols

Richard was born in Gary, Indiana to Joseph and Zeola Nichols. He is the eighth child of 12 children. He graduated from Roosevelt High School. He received his Bachelor and master's degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He majored in journalism and Secondary Education. He taught school in Gary before moving to Los Angeles in 1981. He taught in Los Angeles Unified School District for 5 years. After getting his Specialist Certificate in Severely Handicapped from California State University Dominquez Hills, he became a Special Education Teacher for 32 years. He retired from Los Angeles County Office of Education on June 29, 2018, with 40 years as an educator.

Richard was initiated into Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. on February 22, 1975. He received his 45 years pin in July 2020. He was an International Photographer for the fraternity. He is an active member of Pi Rho Chapter in San Bernardino. He is the chairperson for the Voter Registration Drive and co-chairperson for the Blood Drive.

Richard has been the founder and immediate past president of the San Gabriel Valley Bid Whist Club for 28 years. They have given over $25,000 to high school seniors.

Richard is a staff photographer for the Inland Valley News in Upland, Ca. He is also a Celebrity Photographer. He has covered a variety of social, political and religious events. He has been on the red carpets of the NAACP Image Awards, Friends of Fuller Gordy Bowling Tournament, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Heroes and Legend Awards, setting up of the Grammy Awards red c… Read More