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Artificial intelligence in health care: laying the Foundation for Responsible, sustainable, and inclusive innovation in low- and middle-income countries.

Authors :
Alami H
Rivard L
Lehoux P
Hoffman SJ
Cadeddu SBM
Savoldelli M
Samri MA
Ag Ahmed MA
Fleet R
Fortin JP
Source :
Globalization and health [Global Health] 2020 Jun 24; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 24.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The World Health Organization and other institutions are considering Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a technology that can potentially address some health system gaps, especially the reduction of global health inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, because most AI-based health applications are developed and implemented in high-income countries, their use in LMICs contexts is recent and there is a lack of robust local evaluations to guide decision-making in low-resource settings. After discussing the potential benefits as well as the risks and challenges raised by AI-based health care, we propose five building blocks to guide the development and implementation of more responsible, sustainable, and inclusive AI health care technologies in LMICs.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1744-8603
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Globalization and health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32580741
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00584-1