The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday against employing artificial intelligence in public healthcare, claiming that the data used by AI to make decisions could be prejudiced or exploited.
The WHO expressed excitement about AI’s potential but expressed caution about how it will be utilized to increase access to health information, as a decision-support tool, and to improve diagnostic treatment.
According to the WHO, the data used to train AI may be biased, resulting in misleading or inaccurate information, and the models may be manipulated to generate disinformation.
It was “imperative” to assess the risks of using generated large language model tools (LLMs), like ChatGPT, to protect and promote human wellbeing and protect public health, the U.N. health body said.
Its cautionary note comes as artificial intelligence applications are rapidly gaining in popularity, highlighting a technology that could upend the way businesses and society operate.
Reuters
