AI is saving lives and transforming American healthcare.

• Artificial Intelligence has proven adept at diagnosing breast cancer. A study in the medical journal Lancet found that AI helped radiologists detect 29% more cancer. The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted a book excerpt on the use of AI in breast cancer screening. Dr. Laurie Margolies, the chief of breast imaging at Mount Sinai in New York, told author Joanna Stern that “absolutely” has AI “found cancers that we have missed.”
• At Johns Hopkins, researchers reduced sepsis mortality rates by 18%, saving thousands of lives by using an AI-powered platform.
• A UK study found that an AI tool can successfully detect 64% of epilepsy brain lesions previously missed by radiologists. Trained on the MRI scans of over 1,100 adults and children globally, the AI tool spots lesions more quickly than a doctor. This includes tiny or obscured lesions that evaded the human eye.
• Mayo Clinic developed an AI model that can detect pancreatic cancer on regular CT scans up to three years before doctors can see a tumor — performing three times better than trained radiologists at identifying early signs. Pancreatic cancer carries a five-year survival rate of just 13%, with roughly 80% of patients diagnosed at an advanced stage.
• mpathic, a Seattle-based AI startup, has built technology that is seven times more accurate than a human at detecting suicide risk in clinical trials — improving safety in high-stakes medical conversations and helping pharmaceutical companies run more reliable trials. The company’s platform analyzes over 200 elements of medical conversations for quality and safety, powered in part by Google AI tools.

AI Improves America’s Communities:

• University of Colorado researchers found that heat from a single data center could supply more than enough heat for an entire surrounding neighborhood — including hospitals and hundreds of apartment units — even in Chicago’s harsh winters.
• New Mexico turned to AI to help firefighters reach wildfires faster, moving beyond 911 calls and lookout towers to real-time AI detection. “Our firefighters no longer waste critical time trying to locate the fire,” said Laura McCarthy, New Mexico State Forester. “Incident commanders receive real-time visual intelligence during active fires, which helps them make better tactical decisions.”
• PG&E Using AI to Reduce Wildfire Risk: PG&E has partnered with ALERTWest to deploy over 600 AI-powered cameras across Central and Northern California. These cameras use artificial intelligence to send automated alerts within seconds after detecting smoke or fire. This early detection enables firefighters to respond quickly and contain blazes before they spiral out of control and, in some cases, even before the first 911 call comes in.
• Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab leveraged satellite imagery and computer vision to map wildfire damage during the 2023 Lahaina and early 2025 Los Angeles wildfires — working with Planet to triage impacted areas and guide response teams in real time.

AI Strengthens America’s national security.

• California-based Divergent Technologies and CoAspire used AI-driven manufacturing to take the Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile from concept to flight-tested hardware in just 16 weeks — compressing a process that once took years. A nation that can surge weapons production in weeks rather than years holds a decisive advantage in any conflict.