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Why evidence fails to travel
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When AI empathy varies: a question worth asking
An argument for examining variation in expressed empathy alongside its average level. Read it to inspect the authors’ research question.
Read the essayWhat AI reveals about how we’ve always evaluated evidence
An essay about the assumptions behind inferring understanding, weighing expert judgment and recognizing intellectual work. Read it to examine the reasoning behind a claim of understanding.
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Empathy variance in LLMs
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Implementation science in Medical Affairs · 25 March
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Healthcare Practitioner Preferences for Infographics: Comparing Workflows With and Without Generative AI Assistance
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Accepted 13 September 2026. A publication link is not yet available.
A Comparison of Healthcare Practitioner Preference for Infographics Developed Using Traditional Methods Versus Generative Artificial Intelligence
ISPOR Europe 2026 · Poster MSR72 · Vienna · November 2026. Steve Watt is a co-author; the conference record lists his affiliation as Pfizer. This is prior work, not a PEL client relationship or endorsement.
Public program record · MAPS 2026
Implementation science in Medical Affairs
The official program names Stephen Watt, Founder & Principal of People’s Evidence Lab, with Erika Ray of Putnam Associates. The session concerns moving evidence into practice. Steve co-led the session with Erika Ray on 25 March 2026. The listing is not an endorsement of PEL.
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