AI companies are clustering around healthcare, and fast. 

In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for Health, and Sam Altman-backed Merge Labs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and massive security vulnerabilities in systems handling sensitive patient data. 

Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with healthcare, what other products can expect an AI-makeover, and more. 

Listen to the full episode to hear:  

• How Anthropic’s co-work tool could threaten Salesforce and other enterprise software giants 

• Bandcamp’s move against AI, banning AI-generated music from its platform 

• Why fusion energy is heating up, with startups like Type One Energy suddenly raising hundreds of millions 

• The latest on Luminar’s bankruptcy and a potential bidding war over its lidar assets

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