A surgeon spent fourteen years training on other people's work. Nobody called it theft. So what is AI doing when it learns from millions of published works?

A urological surgeon on why AI helps beginners more than experts, and why closing the gap depends on the people already using it. First published in The Byte.

Making art with AI could be a population health intervention, not a threat to working artists. A surgeon's case for creative access, flow and better health.

Will AI replace doctors? Perhaps it should replace parts of the job. Around the world, autonomous surgical systems, AI-driven drug discovery, and digital health kiosks are reshaping healthcare. Rather than threatening medicine, these tools may free doctors from routine labour, allowing them to focus on what matters most: prevention, empathy, and human connection.

I’ve been following the rapid advances in avatar generation — some so realistic they’re indistinguishable from the real person. But I didn’t want to create a realistic avatar of myself. Could realistic avatars — used ethically and with consent — actually help people?