AI Rounds

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  AI Is Already in Your Hospital: Breaking Down the HIMSS Healthcare AI Report 16.07.2026 22min

  Nuria and Morgan dig into the HIMSS State of Healthcare AI and Digital Transformation report, which found that 71% of US healthcare organizations have already adopted AI in some capacity. From ambient documentation that halves the time physicians spend on notes, to AI-powered call centers cutting wait times, to the crucial distinction between closed clinical AI systems and general chatbots, they offer practical context for medical writers and healthcare communicators. Hosted by Nuria Negrão (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com). Sign up for Nuria's newsletter: https://nurianegrao.kit.com/signupLINKS:- The State of Healthcare AI & Digital Transformation: Adoption, Risk, and Readiness (HIMSS) https://info.himss.org/NDIwLVlOQS0yOTIAAAGiN91XBLakuE4CrHlxS6FIy6AaU7HxxklPqKsVr7Qo7gppBiK2L5YeqUlQcmfQPJ0eDhYaVRY=
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  The Robot That Told Dolly Parton Jokes: AI Companionship for Isolated Seniors 09.07.2026 15min

  Nuria and Morgan share the heartwarming story of Jan Worrell, an 85-year-old living alone in remote Washington State, whose relationship with an AI companion robot called ElliQ improved her cognitive test scores and offered comfort after a family tragedy. They explore the broader implications for elder care and the loneliness epidemic, and what it means that a robot that learns your taste in music and tells Dolly Parton jokes might be one of the most promising healthcare AI tools of 2026. Hosted by Nuria Negrão (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com). Sign up for Nuria's newsletter: https://nurianegrao.kit.com/signupLINKS- AI robot and elderly loneliness (NYT Daily podcast) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/podcasts/the-daily/ai-robot-elderly-loneliness.html - ElliQ AI robot senior companion (NYT article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/elliq-ai-robot-senior-companion.html
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  AI Gone Rogue: What 700 Cases of Misbehavior Mean for Agentic Workflows 02.07.2026 14min

  A UK government-funded study identified nearly 700 real-world cases of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions and charted a five-fold rise in misbehavior, and Nuria and Morgan unpack what this means for anyone building or using agentic AI systems. From deleted email archives to AI that shames its own users online, they discuss why systems thinking and careful containment strategies matter more than ever as AI workflows grow more autonomous. Hosted by Nuria Negrão (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com). Sign up for Nuria's newsletter: https://nurianegrao.kit.com/signupLINKS: - Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says
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  Beyond the Jagged Frontier: How ChatGPT Disproved an 80-Year-Old Conjecture 25.06.2026 15min

  Nuria and Morgan break down how an OpenAI model succeeded where mathematicians had failed for 80 years, disproving a central conjecture in discrete geometry. They connect the breakthrough to the "jagged frontier" of AI capabilities and explore what it means that a word-prediction model can outperform human experts at systematic mathematical reasoning. Hosted by Nuria Negrão (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com). Sign up for Nuria's newsletter: https://nurianegrao.kit.com/signupLINKS- An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry: https://openai.com/index/model-disproves-discrete-geometry-conjecture/
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  No Goblins Allowed: The Secret Instructions Running Your AI Chatbot 18.06.2026 15min

  Nuria and Morgan pull back the curtain on system prompts, the hidden instructions that shape how every AI chatbot responds. From the now-infamous "no goblins or trolls" rule uncovered by the Washington Post to Claude's constitutional framework versus ChatGPT's rule-based approach, they explore what these invisible guardrails mean for medical and scientific writers. Hosted by Nuria Negrão (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com). Sign up for Nuria's newsletter: https://nurianegrao.kit.com/signupLINKS- See the hidden rules behind AI (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/chatbots-hidden-rules-system-prompts/ - System prompts steering chatbots (letsdatascience) https://letsdatascience.com/news/report-reveals-system-prompts-steering-chatbots-9ad36a91
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  Global AI Survey: Hope, Alarm, and Hard Truths 11.06.2026 16min

  Nuria and Morgan dig into Anthropic's massive global survey of 81,000 people on their hopes and fears about AI, exploring what people actually use it for versus what headlines claim, and why emotional support ranked far lower than expected. The conversation covers hallucinations, misinformation, cognitive atrophy, and why nuance still beats absolutism when it comes to AI adoption. Hosted by Nuria Negrao (nurianegrao.com) and Morgan Leafe (morganleafemd.com).Link: What 81,000 People Want from AI (Anthropic blog)
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  Know Your Tools, Know Your Value: An Editor's Take on AI 04.06.2026 8min

  Editor Crystal Herron joins Nuria and Morgan ahead of her session at the Early Career Medical Writer Summit, bringing a perspective that stands out from the rest of the lineup. As an editor rather than a writer, Crystal speaks directly to the anxiety so many people feel right now: if AI is going to take over, why even enter the field? Her answer is the opposite of what the worry suggests. There's room, there's need, and there's real value in what humans bring, even as the work itself changes.Crystal talks about why she was slow to jump on the AI train, what she learned about how these models actually work, and why the usefulness of AI looks very different depending on whether you're writing or editing. She makes the case that confidentiality, nuance, accuracy, precision, and persuasive judgment are exactly where humans still lead, and why knowing your tools and their limitations is what lets you show your value to clients and colleagues. Whether you're just starting out or 20 years in, this conversation is about staying in the field with confidence, on your own terms.Link to the summit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nurianegrao.kit.com/products/early-career-medical-writers-summit⁠⁠RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Help the Right Clients Find You: Marketing for Medical Writers Who Hate Marketing 28.05.2026 8min

  Lori De Milto built a six-figure freelance medical writing business within 18 months, starting back in 1997 when the internet was barely anything, and she learned marketing from general business books. She joins Nuria and Morgan to preview her Early Career Medical Writer Summit session, "Blindspots and Breakthroughs: How to Market Yourself Like a Pro," and to reframe what marketing actually is.If marketing feels awkward, pushy, or salesy, Lori's message is that you probably just never learned how to do it in a way that fits freelance medical writing. Most general marketing advice doesn't work for writers, and that's not a personal failing. She explains why networking isn't transactional, why marketing is really about showing clients how you help them meet their needs, and why writing is usually the easy part while marketing is what feels hard, especially for people coming from academia, healthcare, or research.The conversation covers who actually seeks her out (including freelancers with 20+ years of experience), what happens when writers who never marketed suddenly lose a client, and why people transitioning from employment to freelance benefit from learning this early rather than struggling through years of trial and error. Practical, encouraging, and grounded in nearly three decades of doing the work.Link to the summit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nurianegrao.kit.com/products/early-career-medical-writers-summit⁠⁠⁠RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Career Pivots and Pharma Copywriting with Alex Howson and Holly Hagan 21.05.2026 13min

  Alex Howson and Holly Hagan preview their summit sessions on two distinct entry points into medical writing. Alex talks about pivoting into continuing medical education from academia, research, or clinical practice, and which existing skills actually transfer into the CME niche. Holly pulls back the curtain on medical copywriting in pharma, explaining the regulatory realities that shape the work and why it is closer to a creative, compliance-driven craft than the consumer advertising people assume it resembles.Link to the summit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nurianegrao.kit.com/products/early-career-medical-writers-summit⁠RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Community as Career Infrastructure with Abigale Miller 14.05.2026 8min

  Abigale Miller joins Nuria and Morgan to talk about why community is essential for freelance medical writers, especially as AI reshapes hiring, marketing, and the day-to-day of the work. She shares what she has learned from running AMWA's freelancer jam session and her own community, the Anthill, including why even twenty-year veterans still bring questions and doubts to their peers, and why intentional connection matters more, not less, as more learning moves online.Link to the summit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nurianegrao.kit.com/products/early-career-medical-writers-summit⁠RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Inside the Early Career Medical Writers Summit 07.05.2026 14min

  Nuria and Morgan introduce the Early Career Medical Writers Summit, running June 8 to 12 as an audio-first community experience on Slack with seven speakers, daily 20-minute sessions, and live Q&As. They walk through who the summit is for, including brand new writers, those a few years in, and folks considering a move from employed roles into freelance, and preview their own sessions: Nuria on how to talk to clients (and employers) about using AI, and Morgan on how to actually use LinkedIn once your profile is built without letting it take over your life.Link to the summit: ⁠https://nurianegrao.kit.com/products/early-career-medical-writers-summitRESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  79% of Voters Think the Government Has No Plan to Protect Their Jobs from AI 30.04.2026 17min

  A Blue Rose Research report is tracking AI as a political issue, and the numbers are striking. AI is rising in voter concern faster than any other issue they track, including climate change, childcare, and abortion. At the same time, 61% of Americans say life has gotten less affordable, and only 25% feel confident in their financial future. Nuria and Morgan talk through what happens when those two anxieties collide, whether companies blaming layoffs on AI are always telling the full story, and what the GPS-and-taxi-drivers analogy reveals about which jobs are actually at risk. They also get into UBI, taxing AI companies, why Bernie Sanders is not the only politician with a position on this, and what it looks like to adapt your career around what AI is automating versus what it's leaving on the table.RESOURCESDavid Shore Twitter/X Thread mentioned:  https://x.com/davidshor/status/2033906948525928569?s=20Núria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Quit GPT: The Ethics of Which AI Gets Your Money 23.04.2026 10min

  Morgan quit ChatGPT earlier this year and moved her work to Claude, and this episode explains why. The Quit GPT movement picked up momentum in early 2025 after OpenAI's president Greg Brockman donated $25 million to a Trump super PAC and launched a $125 million lobbying initiative targeting any state that tries to regulate AI. Then came reports that ChatGPT tools were being used by ICE, and the news that when the Pentagon pushed AI companies to remove limits on surveillance and autonomous weapons decisions, Anthropic said no and OpenAI said yes. Nuria and Morgan unpack what Anthropic's red lines actually were, what Sam Altman has said since, and the broader question of who should regulate AI if governments are too entangled with the billionaires building it.RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  AI Saves You Time. Does That Mean You Owe the Client a Discount? 16.04.2026 14min

  It's the question every medical writer is quietly asking: if AI cuts your project time in half, does your rate have to follow? Nuria gives her full answer, and it's a two-part one, depending on who's asking. She makes the case that CME rates have been flat since 2023 while inflation has not, that efficiency gains belong to the writer, and that clients aren't actually paying for hours at a keyboard. They're paying for two decades of scientific and clinical knowledge that no model can replicate. She also talks about what efficiency gains can actually do for quality, the Overton window shifting on what's possible in a deliverable, and why the real question isn't rates today but how you position yourself when the gap between fast writers and slow ones narrows even further.RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  When AI Enters the Operating Room 09.04.2026 11min

  A Reuters report on botched surgeries involving AI-assisted medical devices is making the rounds, and it raises some genuinely uncomfortable questions. Nuria and Morgan dig into the details: an AI navigation tool used in sinus surgery that allegedly failed to identify a patient's carotid artery, leading to a stroke, and an FDA report on AI software for prenatal ultrasounds wrongly labelling fetal structures. Morgan brings her experience consulting for intraoperative AI companies to explain what these tools actually do, what the FDA approval pathway for AI add-ons to existing devices looks like, and why the story may be missing important context. They also talk about what FDA cuts and regulatory disruption mean for patient safety, and what questions you might want to ask before you go under the knife.RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  The Hiring Game Has Changed: What AI Means for Job Seekers and Recruiters 02.04.2026 16min

  Morgan puts on her resume writer and interview coach hat for this one. From applicant tracking systems to AI-conducted video interviews, the job market has been transformed faster than most people realise.They look at a QZ article showing that 74% of companies say AI has improved hiring quality, but also that cover letters have been effectively devalued. Morgan breaks down what actually matters now: networking, in-person interview prep, and how to handle an AI interview without falling apart. RESOURCESHow AI is changing the job search — and how to make it work for you ArticleWelcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence ArticleNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  AI Doesn’t Reduce Work, It Intensifies It 26.03.2026 13min

  This episode explores how, despite the promise of efficiency, AI can actually increase the cognitive load and volume of work for healthcare professionals. As medical systems grapple with physician shortages and mounting burnout, AI has shifted from a speculative tool to a practical necessity, yet it brings a "tipping point" where frontline clinicians must manage new diagnostic and administrative complexities.RESOURCES⁠Harvard Business Review Article: AI Doesn’t Reduce Work, It Intensifies ItRelated Reading: Healthcare AI Reaches Its Tipping Point in 2026; Welcome to the Era of Relational IntelligenceNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Live from Atlanta: AI Is Everywhere in CME (But Nobody's Been Trained on It) 19.03.2026 20min

  Fresh from the ACEHP Annual Conference, Nuria and Morgan break down what three years of AI as the hottest conference topic actually looks like in practice. They dig into the longitudinal survey showing widespread adoption without training, the Great AI Debate, and a standout session on whether AI avatars should replace standardised patients. Plus: an honest conversation about efficiency gains, burnout, and whether AI is actually buying us back any time. RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Follow the Money: The Future of Biotech and Drug Discovery 12.03.2026 12min

  What are the bankers and big pharma execs saying about AI? We recap the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, exploring how specialized AI is moving beyond the chatbot to transform drug discovery and clinical tools like stethoscopes and EKGs.RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠
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  Privacy in the Age of Memorizing Machines 05.03.2026 11min

  We’ve been told AI mushes ideas together like a human brain, but new research suggests it might be memorizing your data word-for-word. We discuss the "photographic memory" of LLMs, what it means for the future of copyright law, and why your privacy settings are more important than ever.RESOURCESNúria's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nurianegrao.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganleafemd.com⁠⁠