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Atul Butte, Director of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at UCSF, discusses using AI to democratize healthcare, utilizing large datasets for comparative effectiveness research, ensuring patient data privacy, improving healthcare outcomes through data analysis, and addressing the risks of AI language model extrapolation.

Experts discuss racial bias in clinical algorithms, including efforts to remove race calculations. The podcast also covers the reliability of electronic health records and the inclusion of social determinants of health. Updates on the Omicron variant, vaccine effectiveness, and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions are included.

Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science at Princeton, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo to explore AI fairness, transparency, and accountability in healthcare. They discuss the racial bias in hospital algorithms, limitations of AI technologies, and the need for constant monitoring. The podcast also highlights the challenges of data availability, privacy concerns, and the potential of generative AI for self-diagnosis.

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Alondra Nelson, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, discusses the equitable regulation of AI in disease diagnosis, the implications of the Biden administration's executive order on AI, the need for guardrails in AI similar to genetic testing, and aligning AI with societal values in clinical practice.

Dr. John Ayers from UC San Diego discusses the potential of genAI programs like ChatGPT to enhance communication pathways for better patient outcomes. They explore the effectiveness of AI tools in improving patient care, especially in public health communication. The conversation emphasizes the importance of focusing on clinical endpoints and outcomes in healthcare regulation and research studies.

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JAMA Associate Editor Gregory Marcus, MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, speaks with American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023 conference chair Amit Khera, MD, MSc, a professor in the department of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the director of preventive cardiology. Related Content: Highlights From AHA 2023—New Risk Calculator, Semaglutide and CVD, and More

Nigam Shah, Stanford University professor, discusses reshaping medicine with AI. Topics include challenges with Electronic Health Records, training AI models with unbiased data, ethical data contribution, and the impact of technology on healthcare delivery.

Col Heather Yun, cochair of IDWeek 2023, discusses new vaccines, artificial intelligence, and antimicrobial resistance during the infectious disease conference. Topics include the impact of war and climate change, AI's role in real-time tracking, and studies on antimicrobial treatments, viral outbreaks, and vaccines.