Episode 27 · Global
The future of AI in Global Health research
Peiling Yap · Co-editor, AI and Global Health Journal, RSTMHRohit Malpani
Oct 2026
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What a pleasure it was to have Rohit Malpani and Peiling Yap on the show, editors of a new journal about AI in Global health. This one is for researchers, implementers of digital and AI tools in low resource settings. We cover: The challenges for people in the so called Global South to have a leading voice in academia. Hype and reality on AI: premiums on speed to publish and oneupmanship vs investigating what really makes things work Why publishing things that went wrong or unexpectedly is needed even more How academic journals and publishing can do better How people in digital health and AI in healthcare should approach evidence generation The future of academic publishing in a world increasingly short of attention, patience and deep work How Ronny Chieng’s Harvard address can make us think critically about what we should be optimising towards. Plus what the new RSTM AI in Global Health journal is looking for and what type of papers most excite them Links! Ronny Chieng Harvard address. Seriously, watch it. IDRC funded AI4GH work mentioned by Peiling, also published in a great special collection in npj Digial Medicine Big tech hiring philosophers article Industry AI research article Conversational agents are super communicative, not super intelligent article New Video series! Finally, check out a brand new Youtube video series about Tech for Global health challenges. The first one is on Tuberculosis, with the Wellcome Trust, QureAI, AI Diagnostics, Community Health Impact Coalition and Audere. If you liked this episode, share with people who would learn from it! And head over to gpodh.org and check out a few related ones. Leave us a review or send us a message. 1. Evaluation Level up with Shay Soremekun 2. Implementation 101 and how to fail well with Caroline Perrin Want to sponsor a deep dive episode? Get in touch at gpodh.org
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