healthcare IT

The AI Memory Myth: Why Remembering Everything Is Dangerous

AI builders are obsessed with infinite memory, but in high-stakes fields like healthcare, remembering everything is a liability. Using the real-world struggle of managing a sick pet’s medical records as a lens, this piece breaks down why AI agents need ‘write gates,’ source verification, and the ability to forget. True AI memory isn’t about hoarding data—it’s about knowing what to ignore.

Why the Most Obsolete Programming Language Might Be the Future of Software

A 1960s programming language called MUMPS integrated a database directly into its core, decades before NoSQL. It ran on machines with 4KB of RAM and still powers critical hospital systems today. This article argues that MUMPS’ extreme constraints forced a minimalism that modern bloated software desperately needs—and proves it by running a 1980s Star Trek game on a newly built interpreter.