New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- When generative AI companies talk about healthcare, the conversation often drifts toward diagnostic accuracy or regulatory caution. OpenAI's acquisition of Torch suggests a different priority altogether: context. In buying a four-person startup focused on aggregating personal medical data, OpenAI is betting that the next phase of AI-driven health tools will be defined less by algorithms and more by how well fragmented health data can be stitched together.

Torch's team will now join OpenAI to work on health and wellness features for ChatGPT, according to a January 13 post by Torch co-founder Ilya Abyzov. Reports indicate OpenAI paid around $100 million in equity for the acquisition. Both companies confirmed that Torc...