The use of artificial intelligence in the enforcement of health care regulations

KevinMD September 24, 2024
Muhamad Aly Rifai, MD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a virtual construct that uses algorithms, data, and computational power to simulate human intelligence in machines. Physicians and health care professionals often imagine AI as a futuristic, benevolent, childlike humanoid with the unique ability to love, as depicted in the 2001 Steven Spielberg movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence. However, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) disagrees. In 2022, the DOJ announced the widespread deployment of AI, particularly in the unjust civil and criminal enforcement of health care regulations. The DOJ warned health care professionals of the severe penalties, including stiff fines and criminal charges, for using AI in perceived malfeasance.

The DOJ’s current stance mirrors another Spielberg movie, Minority Report (2002), where a specialized police department...

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