Medical Xpress November 3, 2020
There has been increasing interest in using health “big data” for artificial intelligence (AI) research. As such, it is important to understand which uses of health data are supported by the public and which are not.
Previous studies have shown that members of the public see health data as an asset that should be used for research provided there is a public benefit and concerns about privacy, commercial motives and other risks are addressed.
However, this general support may not extend to health AI research because of concerns about the potential for AI-related job losses and other negative impacts.
Our research team conducted six focus groups in Ontario in October 2019 to learn more about how members of the general...