White House Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Health
Summary
On October 6, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) held a roundtable discussion “on how artificial intelligence can be safely deployed to improve health outcomes for all Americans” with a group of leaders from a variety of fields including healthcare, academia, industry, and patient advocacy. The roundtable emphasized both that AI can provide powerful tools for improving healthcare and the need for responsible development. The discussions included sessions specifically focused on AI uses in: • Clinical settings to improve individual patient care • Drug development to streamline the discovery and testing of new drugs • Public health to mitigate public health challenges and improve access In his remarks, Arati Prabhakar (Director of the OSTP) noted that the Biden-Harris Administration is “currently developing an executive order that will ensure the federal government is doing everything in its power to advance safe and rights-respecting AI."
