Who Really Owns Healthcare's AI Future? | Newsday with This Week Health

July 27, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson break down a week's worth of headlines, starting with Bill’s AI musings on the future "workhorse" models built for speed over depth. The conversation turns serious fast: healthcare doesn't own its AI platforms; it rents them, and that dependency carries real resilience risk. They dig into who's actually accountable when AI gets a clinical decision wrong, unpack the first fully autonomous ransomware attack, and revisit why CIOs keep reacting to agendas instead of setting them.

Key Points:

• 05:16 Platform First and Shadow AI

• 13:13 Owning the Harness

• 15:57 Mayo AI Safety Lawsuit

• 18:33 Autonomous Ransomware Agents

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