Safe and equitable AI needs guardrails, from legislation and humans in the loop

Dr. Tim O'Connell, physician CEO of emtelligent, offers his view of what's needed to ensure artificial intelligence can work safely, effectively and transparently in healthcare settings.

Healthcare organizations have sometimes been slow to adopt new artificial intelligence tools and other leading-edge innovations because of valid safety and transparency concerns. But to? improve care quality and patient outcomes, healthcare needs those innovations.?

It's imperative, however, they are correctly and ethically applied. Just because a generative AI application can pass a medical school test, that doesn't mean it's ready to be a practicing physician. Healthcare should use the latest advancements in AI and large language models to put the power of these technologies in the hands of medical experts so they can deliver better, more precise and safer care.

Dr. Tim O'Connell is a practicing radiologist and CEO and cofounder of emtelligent, a developer of AI-powered technology that transforms unstructured data.?

We spoke with him to get a better understanding of the importance of guardrails for AI in healthcare as it helps modernize the practice of medicine. We also spoke about how algorithmic discrimination can perpetuate health inequities, legislative action to establish AI safety standards – and why humans in the loop are essential.

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