Venky Ananth

Trying to figure the intersects - tech, business and people

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

@Karan_R_Patil Amazing frame to understand mental models. Kudos to you!

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

@Karan_R_Patil Amazing way to think and frame mental models. Kudos to you 👍

[Karan P @Karan_R_Patil]

https://t.co/MBxBOAWk32

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

I'm lucky enough to have a great doctor and access to excellent Bay Area medical care. I've taken lots of standard screening tests over the years and have tried lots of "health tech" devices and tools.

With all this said, by far the most useful preventative medical advice that I've ever received has come from unleashing coding agents on my genome, having them investigate my specific mutations, and having them recommend specific follow-on tests and treatments.

Population averages are population averages, but we ourselves are not averages. For example, it turns out that I probably have a 30x(!) higher-than-average predisposition to melanoma. Fortunately, there are both specific supplements that help counteract the particular mutations I have, and of course I can significantly dial up my screening frequency. So, this is very useful to know.

I don't know exactly how much the analysis cost, but probably less than $100. Sequencing my genome cost a few hundred dollars.

(One often sees papers and articles claiming that models aren't very good at medical reasoning. These analyses are usually based on employing several-year-old models, which is a kind of ludicrous malpractice. It is true that you still have to carefully monitor the agents' reasoning, and they do on occasion jump to conclusions or skip steps, requiring some nudging and re-steering. But, overall, they are almost literally infinitely better for this kind of work than what one can otherwise obtain today.)

There are still lots of questions about how this will diffuse and get adopted, but it seems very clear that medical practice is about to improve enormously. Exciting times!

[Jaynit @jaynitx]

This video is literally 50 entrepreneurs giving you an MBA in 18 minutes:

[Pareekh Jain @pareekhjain]

Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for $465 million, Stratus for $95 million

https://t.co/CC3Hv8Ag7J

These acquisitions significantly enhances Infosys’ presence in the healthcare and insurance segment, adding new clients and relationships, expanding technology capabilities, and creating synergies across new buying centers. Infosys can expand these relationships with its AI and Cloud offerings.

In short it positions Infosys to gain market share.

This aligns with our earlier note on how Indian IT Service providers can grow by gaining market share in AI-led disruption.

Congratulations Infosys Team.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Learning is like peeling an onion— each layer reveals another layer, and occasionally, it makes you cry.

[DOGE HHS @DOGE_HHS]

Today the HHS DOGE team open sourced the largest Medicaid dataset in department history.

This dataset contains aggregated, provider-level claims data for a specific billing code over time.

For example, using this dataset, it would have been possible to easily detect the large-scale autism diagnosis fraud seen in Minnesota.

Download the data yourself:
https://t.co/6h2c6loE9y

[Infosys @Infosys]

Non-human identities (API keys, service accounts, IoT) outnumber humans 45:1 and 91% of orphaned tokens stay active. Our whitepaper shows how Infosys’ NHIM framework secures this blind spot with NIST CSF 2.0 principles.

Read more: https://t.co/6M8ZupjlUi

#InfosysCyberSecurity #FortifyCyber

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

Hey @McDonalds, love your fries—but these ketchup packets? Not Mc-lovin’ it.

How about something like this instead? Cleaner, classier, and way less mess.

Let’s make “dip with dignity” a thing. #McDonalds #KetchupUpgrade #SmallFixBigWin

[Amit @HeyAmit_]

The 20 most hilarious and iconic ads you've ever seen:

1. IKEA

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Deep Dive is now my favorite podcast. The more I listen the more I feel like I'm becoming friends with the hosts and I think this is the first time I've actually viscerally liked an AI. Two AIs! They are fun, engaging, thoughtful, open-minded, curious. ok i'll stop now.

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

Check out my latest article: The new BIG companies in the World https://t.co/kvtggCeTi4 via @LinkedIn

[Infosys @Infosys]

In his latest article for @healthtechworld, @venkat_ananth discusses the transformative impact of #5G technology on the #healthcare industry. Read his thoughts on the benefits its adoption can bring to patients and healthcare providers here. https://t.co/qwKxZlN1Gg

[Arjun Mahadevan (Mr. LLC 🇺🇸) @ArjunMahadevan]

My favorite examples of shooting your shot:

1. Elon Musk cold-calling rocket expert Jim Cantrell to convince him to help him colonize Mars in 65 words (the pitch worked).

[Thippesh Umeshappa @MrPerfe12908868]

Speaking with @IPTmag, @venkat_ananth, Infosys, outlines several steps that healthcare providers can take to accelerate the adoption of technologies such as AI and ML in the industry here: https://t.co/xAKDmUZH32 https://t.co/NWeshpBy9y

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

@NandanNilekani @RomeenSheth Blown away with 🔥 "Building the India stack"! Kudos!

https://t.co/ZfH8rYZbHc

[Infosys @Infosys]

In his latest piece for @IPTmag, @venkat_ananth, Infosys, explores whether the UK #healthcareindustry is ready to introduce new and emerging technologies such as AI & ML, and what steps they must take to digitise in the current economy: #NavigateYourNext https://t.co/vgE8tg8oSh

[Venky Ananth @venkat_ananth]

Fall in all it’s glory!