The AI in Business Podcast

Author: Daniel Faggella

The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise
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Getting Pharma AI Agents to the Right Answer by Fixing the Data and Semantic Layers - with Richard Knoche of Flatiron Health
Sunday, 8 November, 2026

Pharma is moving toward AI agents, but agents only know the context they are given, so gaps in data and meaning turn into wrong answers at scale. In this episode, Richard Knoche, Head of Data Science and AI at Flatiron Health, explains why a strong data foundation and a well-built semantic layer determine whether AI agents can be trusted with complex real-world data. He walks through how historical human analyses can be used to build and benchmark that semantic layer, why having agents resolve ambiguity before answering improves accuracy and reduces handoffs between teams, and why leaders need centralized data governance and agents that plug into any system rather than siloed, bespoke tools. This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Health Emerj works with a select group of AI vendors to reach Fortune 500 decision makers through research, media, and direct access. If you want to be considered, download our media kit at emerj.com/AD1