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Episode 5 | Can AI help us take better care of ourselves?

Episode 5 | Can AI help us take better care of ourselves?

May 28, 2024 - 13:58

AI and You

AI has the potential to make certain diagnoses earlier and more accurately than human beings. However, some AI deployments in healthcare could harm us more than help us.

For what concerns mental health care, the use of AI has revealed that there are still “significant gaps” in our ability to apply these models for this purpose. Nonetheless, people are already turning to AI chatbots for mental health support.
 

Credits

  • Original scripts - Juli Simond

  • Producer - Alexander Damiano Ricci

  • Art direction, sound design and editing - Jeremy Bocquet

  • Original soundtrack - Thomas Kusberg and Cornil

  • Vocal Consultant - Seden Anlar

  • Host - Madeleina Kay

  • The series is produced in the framework of the WePod project, co-funded by the European Commission.

Resources

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) : The World Bank
Is B.M.I. a Scam? : The New york Times
The Role of AI in Drug Discovery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies : The National Library of Medicine
Using artificial intelligence to collect data on children’s eye diseases at the Central Eye Hospital : DIVE
AI Assisted Infant Eye Disease Screening: Early Detection is of Crucial Importance : Huawei
Lawsuits take aim at use of AI tool by health insurance companies to process claims : CBS News
Why AI is the new frontier in the battle to treat the male mental health crisis : The Telegraph
Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment : National Institute of Mental Health
A new frontier in mental health: Technology : US health News
Challenges for Artificial Intelligence in Recognizing Mental Disorders : National Library of Medicine
Racial Bias in Health Care Artificial Intelligence : NIHCM Foundation
Experts call for more diversity to combat bias in artificial intelligence : CNN News
Artificial intelligence in mental health research: new WHO study on applications and challenges : WHO
Sans ces conversations avec le chatbot Eliza, mon mari serait toujours là : La Libre

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