Recent buzz about AI in healthcare has largely highlighted its ability to automate time-consuming, tedious work. There is certainly merit to this pursuit, given that physicians spend about one-third ...

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It’s not enough for an AI assistant to answer questions; it also needs to interpret intent and optimize decision-making, he says. AI assistants also require strong data integration capabilities to ...

This photo taken on September 26, 2024, shows Philippine's "virtual assistant" Lyann Lubrico helping her children with their school works at her home in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Mago's workday ...

A “virtual assistant”, Mago is one of a growing number of Filipinos flocking to the booming but unregulated sector in the face of a tight job market, low wages and frequently hellish commutes.

The 33-year-old, who became a virtual assistant after losing her job as an office manager in the United Arab Emirates, believes remote work can be a path home for overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs.

In today’s business landscape, virtual assistants work across numerous fields, from Customer Service to Social Media Management, Bookkeeping, Project Management, Content Creation, Research ...

Separately, the bank has added an AI-based assistant to help its agents. The assistant is based on more than 30,000 references, which encompass an entire catalogue of BBVA products and services ...

Source: Wong R. Utilization of virtual assistants in practice to improve physician well-being. Presented at: Hawaiian Eye 2025; Jan. 18-24, 2025; Koloa, Hawaii.

Physician practices are increasingly hiring medical virtual assistants (VAs) who can handle social media accounts and other administrative tasks. Medical VAs commonly are remote workers trained in ...