AI in healthcare is revolutionizing patient access and disease detection. From AI in breast cancer screening to radiology, the podcast explores its benefits and ethical implications. Chat GPT's role in medical research and the challenges of using AI in healthcare are also discussed. The podcast teases a future episode on changes in medical research and encourages listeners to subscribe.
AI in healthcare will enhance patient care and transform medical research.
Regulatory challenges hinder approval of AI models in healthcare despite their potential benefits.
Deep dives
AI in Healthcare: Transforming Patient Experiences
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment, and patient care in the next 10-20 years, making medicine more sophisticated. Despite the transformative potential, challenges in ethical, regulatory, and technical aspects need to be addressed for safe deployment. AI models, especially foundation models, are expected to absorb biology and medicine, enhancing understanding and explainability.
Regulatory Approval for AI Models in Healthcare
AI models, especially generative models like large language models, face challenges in obtaining regulatory approval due to hallucination and non-deterministic outputs. Current regulatory frameworks and evidence generation processes are deemed insufficient for high-risk medical uses. Need for developers to improve evidence generation and safety assurance before widespread deployment.
AI Chatbots in Patient Care
AI chatbots could serve as first-line services for advice, triage, and diagnostics, particularly beneficial in underserved areas with limited healthcare access. Future advancements may see personalized AI doctors leveraging individual medical histories and data for detailed advice and treatment recommendations.
Future of AI in Healthcare
Despite the vast potential of AI in healthcare, its integration into clinics is gradual, focusing on tools like MIR for cancer detection. The future envisions a shift towards personal AI doctors providing specialized and accurate medical advice but requires overcoming ethical, regulatory, and technical challenges to ensure safe and effective deployment.
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Natasha Loder, The Economist's health editor; Gerald Lip of NHS Grampian; Peter Kecskemethy of Kheiron Medical; Pranav Rajpurkar of Harvard Medical School; Hugh Harvey of Hardian Health.