World Health Organization: Beware Bias and Misinformation When Using AI in Healthcare

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday against using artificial intelligence in public healthcare, claiming that the data used by AI to make decisions could be biased or misused.

 

The WHO expressed excitement about AI's potential but expressed concern about how it will be used to improve access to health information, as a decision-support tool, and to improve diagnostic care.

According to the WHO, the data used to train AI may be biased, resulting in misleading or inaccurate information, and the models may be misused to generate disinformation.

The United Nations Health Organization said it was "imperative" to assess the risks of using generated large language model tools (LLMs) like ChatGPT to protect and promote human wellbeing and public health.

Its warning comes as artificial intelligence applications gain popularity, highlighting a technology that has the potential to change the way businesses and society operate.