But there is a ton of juice left to squeeze when it comes to post-training/RL for a ton of useful things in practice, right? It’s been amazing seeing how good modern model tool use is for example, and I bet there is a lot of room for improvement still (no doubt that a ton of improvement can be made more easily on the agent harness front or via post-training regimes like LoRa (which does support to your point about diminishing pre-training juice))

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1) Can I use this with my ChatGPT pro or Claude max subscription? 2)

We're building BetterBrain around this insight—catching vascular and metabolic risk factors that compromise BBB integrity years before severe pathology. Not replacing breakthrough therapies like this, but complementing them by intervening earlier in the cascade. (www.betterbrain.com/insurance if anyone would like to try - its $0 with most insurance plans)

Overall, I felt the human-clinician side of the product worked quite well - the providers responded quite quickly, were well informed, and resulted in a quick turnaround to getting an Rx or some manner of outcome.

On the AI side, I would caution that your team really needs to work quite hard to maintain a defensible moat here.

> Other chatbots can’t connect to your medical records to provide personalized advice. They’re also not trained on the latest evidence-based research and can’t bring a physician into the conversation. With Counsel, you get medical-grade AI support backed by physician oversight, ensuring safe, high-quality care

"can’t connect to your medical records to provide personalized advice" - while I think Counsel's HIE integrations seem to work well (the AI responded with relevant data it had on me from the exchange), that's is reasonably easy to build (which does sound like the famous Dropbox comment).

"They’re also not trained on the latest evidence-based research" - on this note, I'd be curious if Counsel is capable of doing meaningful post-training to meet this endpoint (I'd assume it's not worth the resources to explore any manner of post-training). It strikes me as a good example of Sam Altman's steamrolling comment - I'd imagine the next waive of frontier models will represent a much greater level of health inference than post-training a current frontier model will accomplish.

tl;dr - I found myself immediately skipping over the AI functionality but did find the human physicians on Counsel's app to work great.

Granted, I'm curious to see the company's direction long-term — perhaps along the lines of a16z's healthcare superstaffing thesis (which sounds compelling) or aiming to have most encounters be between a user and AI (which I'm more bearish about, though it's definitely going to happen one day, of course).

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We’re also hiring aggressively if anyone is interested in changing the future of treating neurodegenerative disease.

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BetterBrain (https://www.betterbrain.com) is at the forefront of dementia prevention. We offer the most comprehensive platform to help our members prevent neurodegenerative diseases and optimize their cognition. Role Overview We're rapidly growing and are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of preventative neurology. As a full-stack engineer with experience in high-growth startups and building AI products, you’ll play a key role in our development.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain web applications using our tech stack: NextJS, React, Typescript, and Supabase. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement new features.

Requirements

4-5+ years of full-stack development experience. Proven experience in high-growth startups. Strong background in building AI products. Proficiency in NextJS, React, Typescript, and Python. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

How to Apply

Email us at adi@betterbrain.com with the subject line "HN Hiring". Please include: - A copy of your resume. - A brief description of why you think you’re a good fit for this role (for example - a project you owned)

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