WHO warns against bias, misinformation in using AI in healthcare

The World Health Organization issued a warning on Tuesday over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for public healthcare. The data used by AI to reach decisions, they said could be biased or misused.

The WHO said it was enthusiastic about the potential of AI but had concerns over how it will be used to improve access to health information, as a decision-support tool and to improve diagnostic care.

Newsmen report that the data used to train AI may generate misleading or inaccurate information and the models can be misused to generate disinformation.

It was “imperative” to assess the risks of using generated large language model tools (LLMs), like ChatGPT, to protect and promote human wellbeing and protect public health, the U.N. health body said.

This caution stems from the artificial intelligence applications rapidly becoming popular and highlighting a technology that could upend the way businesses and society operate.

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