What are the potential and risks of using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to personalize and improve healthcare? How can artificial intelligence enable better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases? How can risks such as “opacity in decision-making, discrimination based on personal characteristics, or interference in private life” be overcome? The University of Coimbra will discuss these and other issues tomorrow and on Friday at a scientific event on “Artificial Intelligence and Crisis Management in Healthcare: The Pandemic Experience” at the Colegio da Trinidad, in the presence of national and international experts. International experts in the field of law, namely judges, former judges, prosecutors, representatives of the European Commission, computer engineers, CEOs of companies and university professors.
The event will be attended by about 30 referees from several European countries, who will participate over the two days in various activities, such as lectures and workshops, during which the advantages and risks of applying artificial intelligence to healthcare in various circumstances, such as “health crises from the perspective of the fundamental right of access.” To health and health crisis management,” in the context of what was stated in a statement by the University of California, a professor at the Faculty of Law and one of the organizers, Sandra Pasinhas, hopes that this event will have an impact “on the way judges analyze the impact of artificial intelligence on public administration decisions and the challenges it poses.” “This affects respect for basic rights.”
At the same time, it is expected to “help identify problems arising from the use of AI by private actors in the healthcare sector (particularly healthcare providers) in making decisions about patients (such as the ideal treatment for each patient) and its benefits.” Impacts on fundamental rights, such as data protection and non-discrimination,” highlights the teacher.
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