What happens when a machine's output looks more certain than the evidence behind it? Where does responsibility sit when an AI flags a decision that nobody actually signed off on? And can a company built around one founder's neurodivergent thinking scale into something an institution like the NHS can trust?
In this episode, I speak with Varun Sharma, Founder of NEUVIOR. Varun built the company after his own ADHD diagnosis, structuring it deliberately around neurodivergent cognition. His flagship product, PHARMORIS, is a governed medicines action layer that helps health systems identify, assess, and document opportunities relating to medicine cost, supply, and implementation. NEUVIOR received a total of four public innovation awards within its first 10 months, across Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK.
We discuss why false confidence, not error, is the real ethical risk of AI in healthcare; the difference between an AI-assisted draft and a final clinical or financial judgment; why accountability must remain with identifiable human decision-makers and institutions; how medicine disruption and supply bottlenecks hit some patients harder than others; why neurodivergent hyperfocus can be a powerful insight engine but not a governance system; what it actually takes to get AI adopted by risk-averse buyers like the NHS; and why automation without domain intimacy is just speed without judgment.
AI Ethics Now
Exploring the ethical dilemmas of AI in Higher Education and beyond.
A University of Warwick IATL Podcast
This podcast series was developed by Dr Tom Ritchie and Dr Jennie Mills, the module leads of The AI Revolution: Ethics, Technology and Society at the University of Warwick. The module explores the history, current state, and potential futures of artificial intelligence, examining its profound impact on society, individuals, and the very definition of 'humanness.'
This podcast was initially designed to provide a deeper dive into the key themes explored each week in class. We want to share the discussions we have had to help offer a broader, interdisciplinary perspective on the ethical and societal implications of artificial intelligence to a wider audience.
Join each fortnight for new critical conversations on AI Ethics with local, national, and international experts.
We will discuss:
- Ethical Dimensions of AI: Fairness, bias, transparency, and accountability
- Societal Implications: How AI is transforming industries, economies, and our understanding of humanity
- The Future of AI: Potential benefits, risks, and shaping a future where AI serves humanity
If you want to join the podcast as a guest, contact Tom.Ritchie@warwick.ac.uk
