Reid Hoffman enters ‘wondrous and terrifying’ world of health care with latest AI startup
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Reid Hoffman became a billionaire from his business social-working company, and has made lucrative bets on companies including Airbnb and Zynga while also backing nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy.
Now Hoffman is diving into the health care, which he describes as “wondrous and terrifying,” with his latest startup, Manas AI.
The wearable combines AI and neurotechnology to modulate the nervous system to help alleviate functional limitations caused by tremors. The company's AI continuously adjusts stimulation parameters to provide therapy that calms tremors and helps restore motor control.
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A technology-driven overhaul of the NHS could add £40bn a year to the UK economy and increase healthy life expectancy for millions, a new report suggests.
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