The spectre, the shadow, the shock to the system! Yes, folks, this time we are focussing on the accumulation of humanity’s biggest dreams and worst nightmares. It’s AI time! And we’re talking about AI healthcare, AI public health, AI hospitals, AI pharma and AI patients. It’s the force of neo-nature over which we have some but not all control, and the pages of this periodical do not dodge the issues dominating our industry.