Politico November 14, 2023
A major nurses’ union is making its position on artificial intelligence in health care plain: The tech comes with big risks.
How so? National Nurses United brought the message to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s recent AI forum in which he heard from stakeholders likely to feel the impact of AI use.
Bonnie Castillo, the group’s executive director, told Daniel that the systems have already, in some instances, been “imposed” on them and are making their lives more difficult.
“It’s a stumbling block,” she said in an interview. “There’s been a great deal of frustration.”
The nurses’ case: The systems limit human judgment in health settings and, therefore, put patients at risk, Castillo said, adding they often devalue the work...
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