AI on the Ground Seminar: Building a responsible ecosystem for AI in health
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: AIML
- Associate Professor Xiaoxuan Liu University of Birmingham
- Professor Alastair Denniston University of Birmingham
We were honoured to welcome Assoc Prof and Prof from the to the as speakers for our first AI on the Ground seminar, focusing on building a responsible artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem for the health sector.
Assoc Prof Liu and Prof Denniston explored the importance of assessing AI technologies for safety, efficacy, and equity, with a focus on:
- Data transparency as a cornerstone of AI implementation in healthcare
- Identifying and mitigating bias, including racial and ethnic disparities that impact model fairness
- Medical algorithmic audits and documentation to track explainability and accountability
While AI has demonstrated its applicability in the clinic, their discussion emphasised that AI systems act like mirrors, reflecting biases in the input data鈥攔aising the question, 鈥淒o these models serve everyone fairly?"
We were delighted to welcome over 55 attendees, both online and in-person, including representatives from the including the Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Aboriginal Health Unit, , and .
For those interested, the seminar is now available to watch on YouTube.