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San Francisco tech company Forward, once worth $1B, abruptly shuts down (www.sfgate.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The homepage of the company’s websitecurrently reads a shutdown notice. It says Forward is closing clinics, canceling patients’ scheduled visits and turning off its mobile app. The company wrote, “We know this news is abrupt,” and promised that its medical staff would be reachable by email until Dec. 13. Per Business Insider, Forward also shared the message with customers in a late-night email Tuesday.

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 65 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"AI company shuts down"

We're gonna read that more often in the next few years.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Months

FTFY

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)

tech-laden “AI doctor’s office,”

For those wondering what they did,

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

oh so nothing

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone want to place bets on how much of their "AI" medical advice was just medical students and low cost doctors overseas answering questions?

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 15 hours ago

Why would they use real doctors at all?