Retired Brigadier General Dr. Robert S. Spalding on Pandemic Preparedness, Healthcare Infrastructure, and AI’s Role in Global Health Security

Dr. Robert S. Spalding, retired United States Air Force brigadier general, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, and CEO of Sempre.ai, reflects on the serious weaknesses COVID-19 exposed in U.S. healthcare infrastructure and whether those problems are being addressed today. He discusses the importance of global partnerships in pandemic preparedness, what collaborations worked during COVID-19, and what new partnerships are emerging to help handle future public health crises. He also explores what it means for AI to become part of many nations’ health strategies and where these technologies add the most value.