World Health Organization (WHO) Profile picture
We are the #UnitedNations’ health agency - #HealthForAll. Always check our latest tweets for updated advice/information.

Jun 28, 2021, 6 tweets

Artificial Intelligence (#AI) holds enormous potential for improving the health of millions of people around 🌎🌍🌏, but only if ethics & human rights are put at the heart of its design, deployment, & use.

More in WHO’s first global report on AI & HealthπŸ‘‰bit.ly/3djU9lA

#AI can be used to improve

βœ… patient & clinical care
βœ… diagnosis & screening for diseases
βœ… health research
βœ… pandemic preparedness & response
& more.

WHO’s report explains how we can address ethical challenges to fully unlock the potential of AI πŸ‘‰bit.ly/3djU9lA

🚨 Unethical collection & use of health data
🚨 biases encoded in algorithms
🚨 risks of AI to patient safety
🚨 digital surveillance

are some of the risks associated using #AI for health.

More info πŸ‘‰bit.ly/3h0NsY1

#AI systems should be designed to reflect the diversity of socio-economic & health-care settings.

Healthcare workers should be given proper training to ensure they remain in full control of health-care systems & medical decisions.

More details πŸ‘‰bit.ly/3h0NsY1

WHO 6 principles to design & use #AI for health:

➊ Protect autonomy
βž‹ Promote well-being/safety/the public interest
➌ Ensure transparency/explainability/intelligibility
➍ Foster responsibility/accountability
➎ Ensure inclusiveness/equity
➏ Promote responsive/sustainable AI

Do you think Artificial Intelligence (#AI) is the future of healthcare❓

Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.

A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.

Keep scrolling