Data Centre Magazine April 2024 | Page 141

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

“ From a core organisational perspective , sustainability is a key part of what we do every day ”

STEVEN LAZER GLOBAL HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES CTO , DELL TECHNOLOGIES
shortage of clinicians – Lazer is keen to make an impact by utilising technologies to relieve the burden of mundane tasks .
“ The way we impact the world changes the way we deliver care ,” he states firmly . “ We talk about it from a digital technology and digital transformation perspective , not as the end itself , but as a means to deliver the outcome of improving patient and clinician lives .
“ Imagine what the world would be like if we were still operating on paper .
Electronic medical records have caught on around the globe , providing the ability to share information .
“ If I go back to my early days of technology , we never would ’ ve even dreamed of talking about technology the way we are today .”
Here , he ’ s referring to the likes of quantum computing and AI . Lazer advocates that , although AI boasts a wealth of opportunities , governance is needed to ensure models like public Large Language Models ( LLMs ) do not hallucinate and provide false information – something that could have a disastrous effect on someone ’ s potentially life-saving care .
Lazer elaborates : “ In healthcare , we ’ re seeing AI much more on the operational side . We ’ re still in a learning phase of understanding how it can impact care and care delivery . No matter what , AI requires some human oversight , without a doubt . Regardless , AI unequivocally necessitates
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