AI innovation should ultimately serve the needs of the population whose data helped build it, and the community in which it will be deployed. Engaging with communities will be critical to AI’s success and to ensure AI builds on the relationships healthcare organizations have worked diligently to create within their communities. This includes addressing historic distrust and bias in AI among minority populations. Cohen raised the issue that AI is only as strong as the data that has been collected. “Are we not designing products to meet the needs of certain populations because of bias in the data?

Source: Washington Post November 02, 2023 16:37 UTC