AI is quietly rewiring healthcare—and in this episode of Conversations with Zena, My AI Colleague, digital health leader RJ Kedziora, co-founder and COO of Estenda Solutions, joins David and Zena to explore what a truly intelligent, human-centered health system could look like.

Starting from RJ’s personal goal of living “100+ with good quality of life,” the conversation moves from simple habits—eating like your grandparents, moving more, sleeping deeply, staying social—to the ways AI and wearables can turn those intentions into real, data-driven change. You’ll hear vivid examples of AI already at work in clinics today, from ambient listening tools that free doctors from their keyboards to rigorously validated digital therapeutics that can be prescribed and reimbursed like drugs. The three also wrestle with the hard questions: self-diagnosis and mental health chatbots, privacy and HIPAA, “sick care” economics, and RJ’s provocative claim that it will soon be irresponsible not to use AI in healthcare.

Listen in, and consider: how might you use AI—as a partner, not a replacement—to prepare better for your next doctor visit, take more ownership of your health data, and push our system from reactive sick care toward proactive, longevity-focused care?

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