Ostro’s effort to boost the country’s less-than-stellar health literacy earned the startup a place in the Guinness World Records this week.

The company’s virtual course now holds the record for the most users to take an online lesson focused on AI and health literacy in a day — 698 people completed the course in a 24-hour period. Ostro , which sells AI-powered engagement technology to life sciences companies, teamed up with healthcare-focused marketing agency Havas Health Network to launch the 30-minute course.

Ahmed Elsayyad, co-founder and president of Ostro, said that the course was designed to bridge the gap between AI experts and healthcare professionals. AI experts can learn more about health literacy in healthcare, while healthcare professionals can better understand AI’s appl

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