Pediatrician Sonal Patel Develops AI Tool to Empower Physicians and Combat Commercial Exploitation of Medical Knowledge
Dr. Sonal Patel, a pediatrician and neonatologist, has developed her own AI tool, named Naya, specifically for the 'fourth trimester' of maternal and infant care. This initiative stems from her concern that medical expertise, often shared publicly by physicians, is being used by tech companies to create AI tools that may prioritize product sales over patient well-being. Dr. Patel's decision to build her own AI was prompted by discovering that a tech executive had used her public advice to train a separate AI tool. She emphasizes that while AI can be a valuable tool, physicians must actively shape its development and application to ensure it serves medical ethics and patient needs. Her company, PulseMed, aims to empower other physicians to create and control their own AI chatbots, offering a flat fee and maintenance fee model to avoid profiting from their intellectual property. Dr. Patel highlights that 80% of medicine involves education, and this educational component, built on physicians' expertise, shoul... 
