Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare with Dr. Rosalind Picard
Dr. Rosalind (“Roz”) Picard joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for a conversation about the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare and the deeper human questions it raises. A pioneer in AI and founder of MIT’s Affective Computing Research Group, Dr. Picard shares insights on how emerging technologies are shaping clinical practice, from diagnostics and decision support to documentation and patient care, while also highlighting the ethical risks of bias, overreliance, and misplaced trust in machines. Drawing from her own journey of faith, including her remarkable birth story, she reflects on why human wisdom, compassion, and moral responsibility remain essential in medicine. Together, they explore how Christian healthcare professionals can engage these rapidly advancing technologies and help guide the future of ethical medicine.
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Dr. Rosalind Picard is the Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology at the MIT Media Lab, where she is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group and Associate Academic Head. She is co-founder and chief scientist of Empatica, providing FDA-cleared biomarkers and the first FDA-cleared smartwatch to detect seizures, and co-founder of Affectiva, providing Emotion-AI software. Picard authored Affective Computing, which helped launch the field, and co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed scientific and engineering articles in AI, digital health, affective computing, and human-computer interaction. She is an inventor on over 100 patents, and a popular speaker, with a TED talk of over 2 million views. A fellow of the IEEE, ACM, AAAC, APA, National Academy of Inventors, and member of the National Academy of Engineering, she received the 2022 International Lombardy Prize for Computer Science Research, and the 2026 IEEE Medal for Innovation in Healthcare Technology.
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Rosalind Picard is the Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology at the MIT Media Lab, where she is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group and Associate Academic Head. She is co-founder and chief scientist of Empatica, providing FDA-cleared biomarkers and the first FDA-cleared smartwatch to detect seizures, and co-founder of Affectiva, providing Emotion-AI software. Picard authored Affective Computing, which helped launch the field, and co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed scientific and engineering articles in AI, digital health, affective computing, and human-computer interaction. She is an inventor on over 100 patents, and a popular speaker, with a TED talk of over 2 million views. A fellow of the IEEE, ACM, AAAC, APA, National Academy of Inventors, and member of the National Academy of Engineering, she received the 2022 International Lombardy Prize for Computer Science Research, and the 2026 IEEE Medal for Innovation in Healthcare Technology.
