By CMC Markets
Publication Date: 2026-03-06 00:00:00
With so much excitement in the market, it can be difficult to know whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool is actually useful, especially in a sector as sensitive as healthcare. What separates the wheat from the chaff, according to Ganesh Padmanabhan, CEO and founder of Autonomize AI, is “problem selection.”
“There’s a big difference between hiring a model to do a demo and realizing the value,” he says. “So solve the hardest problem.”
In the latest episode of OPTO meetingsPadmanabhan discusses the mission of Autonomize AI, the difference between traditional software solutions and AI, and how to build safer AI agents.
Padmanabhan’s own path to healthcare was rocky. He began his career in AI-focused software development and was Head of Growth at CognitiveScale and Chief Revenue Officer at Circuit before the Covid-19 pandemic. He also hosts the “Stories in AI” podcast and YouTube…
