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Episode 26

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28th Sep 2025

S3 | E26 | Protecting Patient Data with AI - Ken Ko - Co-Founder @ Ferrum Health

Welcome to the ThinkData Podcast. I’m joined today by Ken Ko, the CTO and Co-Founder of Ferrum Health. Ferrum is reshaping how hospitals use AI, and in this episode, I dive into Ken’s journey, what sparked the idea, the challenges of getting AI into hospitals at scale, and why keeping patient data inside hospital walls is so important.

We also explore how Ferrum ensures its AI is safe and unbiased, and whether the future of healthcare AI should be shaped by stronger regulation or smarter hospital governance.

In this episode, we cover:

  • What inspired Ken to start Ferrum Health
  • The biggest hurdles to getting AI into hospitals at scale
  • Why patient data should stay within hospital walls
  • How Ferrum makes sure AI is accurate, unbiased, and safe
  • The balance between regulation and hospital governance in healthcare AI
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ThinkData Podcast
The Growth Playbook: Data & AI
The Growth Playbook brings you inside the minds of the leaders shaping Data and AI. Each episode, we sit down with some of the most interesting voices in the industry, from startup founders to seasoned execs, to hear their stories, lessons learned, and the real strategies behind growing great businesses.

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Alex Hutchings

I’m the Co-Founder of the Dataworks Group, a specialist talent partner in the world of Data and Artificial Intelligence.

I’ve spent the last 15+ years working at the heart of this space, helping some of the most exciting companies on the planet build world-class Data and AI teams.

Through our roundtables, live events, and right here on the ThinkData Podcast, my goal is simple: to bring you real insights from the fastest-growing talent market in the world.

Whether you’re building, hiring, or just curious about what’s next, you’ll hear straight from the founders and senior leaders shaping the future of work.