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Cruz, Samantha Salvi

Mayo Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Translating AI research into reality: summary of the 2025 voice AI Symposium and Hackathon
Cruz, Samantha Salvi, Toghranegar, Jamie , MacDonald, Bob, Speights, Marisha, Noufi, Camille , Fagherrazi, Guy, Blatter, Alden, Arienzo, Arianna, Baur, Sebastien , Wetstone, Katie , Peller, Julian, Au, R., Botha, Hugo, Lahav, Amir, Hemmerling, Daria , Anibal, James, Coleman, Oita C, Gallois, Hortense , Martinez, Sophia Avila, Mahapatra, Nihar R. , Sara, Jaskanwal Deep Singh , Mathur, Aarush, Patel, Rupal , Zieliński, Konrad , Lerner-Ellis, Jordan, Cong, Yan , Ngo, Hoan, Talkar, Tanya , Hale, Greg, Comito, Keith, Ghosh, Satrajit, Watts, Stephanie, Powell, Maria, Bélisle-Pipon, Jean-Christophe, Krussel, Andrea, Mahapatra, Ishaan, Bahr, Ruth Huntley , Kostelnik, Cynthia, Dorsey, Katie, John, MyVan, Curp, Kathleen, Rameau, Anaïs, Bensoussan, Yaël , Singh Sara, Jaskanwal Deep, Hemmerling, Daria , Cruz, Samantha Salvi, Malin, Bradley , Mehra, Tarun , Speights, Marisha L., Fossat, Yan , Cummins, Nicholas , Elbeji, Abir , Gelbard, Alexander , Au, Rhoda , Botha, Hugo, Lahav, Amir, Catania, Fabio , Saha, Shumit , Kourtis, Lampros C , Lerner‐Ellis, Jordan P. , Watts, Stephanie, Bedrick, Steven , Belisle-Pipon, Jean-Christophe , Krussel, Andrea, Mahapatra, Ishaan , Hanna, Karim , Rameau, Anais

Frontiers in Digital Health | March 16, 2026 | Volume: 8 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.3389/fdgth.2026.1754426 Get It

The 2025 Voice AI Symposium represented a transition from conceptual research to clinical implementation in vocal biomarker science. Hosted by the NIH-funded Bridge2AI-Voice consortium, the meeting convened global experts to address the methodological, ethical, and translational challenges of integrating voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare. This mini-review synthesizes symposium insights across six domains: multimodal integration, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) data governance, clinical translation, interdisciplinary training, and cross-sector innovation. Research presented demonstrated voice as a latent, multimodal biomarker reflecting neurological, cardiopulmonary, and psychological states, while discussions emphasized ethical data practices and human-centered design. The implementation-focused panels underscored the importance of workflow alignment and usability for adoption in real-world care. Collectively, the symposium reflects a field advancing toward translational readiness and ethical accountability, positioning voice AI as a scalable, inclusive tool for next-generation healthcare.