This AI Fights Health Insurance Denials • Holden Karau & Julian Wood

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techCheck out more here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/410Holden Karau - Co-Founder at Fight Health InsuranceJulian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWSRESOURCESHoldenhttps://bsky.app/profile/holdenkarau.comhttps://twitter.com/holdenkarauhttps://github.com/holdenkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/holdenkarauhttp://holdenkarau.comJulianhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.comhttps://twitter.com/julian_woodhttps://github.com/julianwoodhttp://www.wooditwork.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwoodResourcehttps://fighthealthinsurance.comDESCRIPTIONApache Spark contributor Holden Karau discusses the evolution of distributed data processing, the challenges of integrating machine learning with big data tools, and the technical complexities of working with GPUs at scale.The conversation takes a personal turn as Holden reveals her latest project: an open-source AI tool that helps people appeal health insurance claim denials. Drawing from personal experiences with denied claims, she has built a system that trains on independent medical review data to generate effective appeals, making it freely available at https://fighthealthinsurance.com while grappling with the classic open-source challenge of sustainable funding.RECOMMENDED BOOKSHolden Karau • Distributed Computing 4 Kids • https://www.distributedcomputing4kids.comHolden Karau • Scaling Python with Dask • https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/scaling-python-with/9781098119867Holden Karau & Boris Lublinsky • Scaling Python with Ray • https://amzn.to/44GU6cCHolden Karau & Rachel Warren • High Performance Spark • https://amzn.to/3v2eLbnHolden Karau, Konwinski, Wendell & Zaharia • Learning Spark • https://amzn.to/397e2NEHolden Karau & Krishna Sankar • Fast Data Processing with Spark 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3xKhXKuHolden Karau • Fast Data Processing with Spark 1st Edition • https://amzn.to/3rHQgOuBlueskyInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!