In the latest edition of The Scope Forward Show, I’m joined by Matt Schwartz, Founder & CEO of Virgo and Dr. Neil Parikh, Chief Innovation Officer, Connecticut GI and Chair of Innovation, GI Alliance.Together, we explored the top AI headlines shaping gastroenterology and medicine. We also had some fun asking my AI what might happen if SpaceX were to “buy” gastroenterology.If these headlines make you wonder what they have to do with GI, this is exactly why you should watch the episode.Few insights:06:00 - SpaceX’s healthcare ambitions: 5 things to know18:10 - UnitedHealth's $3 Bn AI Push Expands to Bots Calling Doctors, Streamlining Healthcare Operations20:13 - Assort Health Raises $120 Million Series C to Scale Largest Deployment of AI Agents for the Patient Journey27:39 - Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.31:54 - Matt Schwartz on X: "Everyone arguing about whether the Midjourney Scanner can replace an MRI or CT …45:47 - AI Predicting Colorectal Cancer Prognosis53:53 - General-purpose large language models outperform specialized clinical AI tools on medical benchmarks1:05:59 - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5