Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Event Information

Is Healthcare AI Safe?   An update

Dr Mark Nicholson, Reader in System Safety, Department of Computing, University of York

System Safety aims to prevent accidents and reduce risks associated with technologies employed in systems such as cars, aircraft and healthcare medical devices. Information systems such as electronic health records, provide information for clinician to make good patient care decisions.

System safety has had great success at ensuring software used in such systems benefits society and does not cause harm. For new systems safety is built in and for in-service systems effective safety risk management is undertaken. Disruption however comes in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI offers a vast potential to improve system outcomes and enhance efficiency. In healthcare AI helps with diagnostics & early detection of diseases, offers new ways to create personalized medicine and treatment plans, supports the potential for robotic surgery, increases healthcare administration efficiency and supports access to mental health services. However, for AI to truly revolutionize healthcare, challenges like safety and ethics need to be addressed. In this talk we investigate AI safety for healthcare and the role of system safety in ensuring patient safety and providing a safety case. We show how the University of York is at the forefront of AI safety research.

This lecture will be held on Zoom at 7.30pm (GMT) and invitations will be sent to YPS members and the general mailing list two days before the event. This is a free event but non members can help to cover our lecture programme costs by donating here:

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