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> Marraffa says Burt is fully HIPAA compliant and that the AI is not open-source and does not generate or manipulate data. We need to fight the talking point t
by nubg 1mo ago
> Marraffa says Burt is fully HIPAA compliant and that the AI is not open-source and does not generate or manipulate data.
We need to fight the talking point that open source is bad!
- aswegs8 1mo agoHow could something like open source ever be perceived as bad?
- freeone3000 1mo agoThe idea, within regulated circles, is that it lacks provenance - there’s no vendor to sue. Many open source licenses also carry an explicit disclaimer of merchantability and fitness for purpose. These are taken seriously, and open-source software is viewed akin to car parts found on the side of the road. They could work but it’s better to let someone else verify.
- altmanaltman 1mo agoBut in the context of privacy it makes no sense though right? Open source and close source models (depending on vendor) both can be configured in a way that protects privacy of the user. The entire quote is wonky despite your point about companies preferring vendor-based system rather than raw dog oss
- stronglikedan 1mo agobut if the source is open, the ay-eyes can find the zero days! /s
- altmanaltman 1mo agohow can it not manipulate data and still work? does it do it by magic? absolute L quote by the spokesperson
- nazgulsenpai 1mo agoIt will probably sound nice to laypersons but you're right, it has to have access to, at a minimum, a data extract with relevant information to perform it's tasks, although in my experience in the pharmacy IT world, a database view.