JPHMP Direct June 24, 2024
AI presents major opportunities for health organizations, and this article presents five challenges, five risks, and five steps leaders can take to use AI successfully and responsibly.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in many sectors, including retail, health care, finance, agriculture, and entertainment. Despite the widely known risks and downsides of AI, its application in certain fields has contributed to improved efficiency, service, quality control, and safety. For public health leaders, this represents a critical juncture: a time when embracing AI responsibly and thoughtfully could potentially lead to significant advancements in health communication and intervention.
Historically, the public health sector has been slower than the corporate world in adopting new technologies. This lag has often allowed...