Ankit Jain, CEO and cofounder of Infinitus Systems, Inc, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner, to discuss Infinitus’s work in solving one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges: workforce shortages. Leveraging LLMs and AI voice agents, Infinitus automates repetitive tasks, such as benefits verification and prior authorization, freeing up human talent for higher-value roles. Ankit reflects on the company’s journey—from early proof-of-concept calls to scaling over five million patient-centric interactions—and shares their approach to mitigating the risks of AI errors through layered guardrails.
Hippocratic AI Launches Polaris 5.0: The First Evidence- based AI for Healthcare Proven to Outperform Every Frontier Model on Critical Medical Tasks and Safety
April 30, 2026
Hippocratic AI announced Polaris 5.0, a new healthcare-focused AI model designed specifically for real-world patient voice interactions, emphasizing clinical accuracy, safety, regulatory compliance, and empathy.