The age of AI: when scientific discovery becomes collaborative
The age of collaborative science should not be defined by how much reasoning machines can perform, argues HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan.
Vishnu Narayan
From capability to context: reflections on the UN’s Preliminary Scientific Report on Artificial Intelligence
AI governance will depend less on building increasingly capable systems than on strengthening the institutions responsible for deploying them wisely, writes Vishnu Narayan.
When public health becomes predictive
Healthcare is shifting from treating illness to continuously inferring risk, raising urgent governance questions, writes HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan.
AI governance must account for sustainability, not just safety
The challenge ahead, says Vishnu Narayan, is ensuring that AI integration does not gradually erode resilience faster than societies develop new forms of institutional preparedness around it.
Between innovation and precaution: what Indonesia’s emerging AI governance framework signals for Asia
Indonesia is beginning to ask the right questions about AI governance in healthcare. HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan asks whether its approach could offer a model for the rest of ASEAN.
Beyond the megacity: AI, governance, and the rise of intelligent peri-urban regions
AI could expand access to healthcare and reshape how societies are organised. But who governs the algorithm? Vishnu Narayan on the intelligent city.
When healthcare becomes infrastructure: AI, digital identity, and the quiet risk of exclusion
HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan asks whether governance keep pace as Global South digital health infrastructures deepen and dependence outpaces accountability.
Motorola and the quiet AI shift
Consumer devices are no longer just capturing health data, writes Vishnu Narayan, they're beginning to act on it. The governance question is catching up slowly.
Convenience without judgement: AI health advice and the systems it enters
AI is shifting how health judgement is exercised, not just expanding access. Vishnu Narayan asks whether people can actually interpret and act on what it tells them.