An interdisciplinary dialogue on AI in healthcare | SRI Graduate Workshop 2024

In this session, speakers will present real-world examples to discuss the assumptions underpinning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in healthcare, raise key considerations from their disciplinary perspectives for addressing issues in healthcare delivery, and explore current challenges and tensions within the field of AI and health. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the interdisciplinary challenges, tensions, and potential opportunities for the practical use of AI technologies in healthcare.

Speakers: Dr. Mamatha Bhat, Daniel Buchman, Muhammad Mamdani, Luke Stark (moderator)

About SRI Graduate Workshop
How can technology, ethics, and collaboration drive a better future? What steps are required to ensure that the technical systems we design reflect our values as a society?

The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society’s 2023–24 cohort of graduate fellows present “Interdisciplinary Dialogues on AI,” a special one-day workshop that will explore innovative solutions for tough problems at the intersection of technology and society. Across four thought-provoking sessions, a diverse range of scholars and practitioners will discuss exciting new research directions and address some of the most pivotal issues shaping our world today.

In the morning, two workshop sessions will examine the transformative potential of AI in healthcare delivery and the ethical dimensions of AI safety, navigating the complexities, challenges, and interdisciplinary opportunities that lie ahead for aligning AI systems with human values, real-world applications, and mitigating potential harms.

In the afternoon, we’ll engage in discussions surrounding online safety and content moderation, as our first session explores interventions to combat misinformation, polarization, and online violence in today's digital landscape. The following session will address the urgent need for sustainable urban development amidst climate change, and envision resilient cities through the lenses of technology and interdisciplinary collaboration.

SRI’s 2024 Graduate Workshop is coordinated by: Michael Colacci, Felix Menze, Jo-Ann Osei-Twum (Innovating care); Michael Beauvais, Jamie Duncan, Kelly McConvey, Silviu Pitis, Michael Zhang (Harming virtuously); Alice Huang, Blake Lee-Whiting, Ramaravind Kommiya Mothilal, Emily Schwartzman (Online safety); Taneea S. Agrawaal, Hiu-Fung Chung, Wenxi Liao, Han Qiao (Changing climate).

About the Schwartz Reisman Institute
Located at the University of Toronto, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society’s mission is to deepen our knowledge of technologies, societies, and what it means to be human by integrating research across traditional boundaries and building human-centred solutions that really make a difference. The integrative research we conduct rethinks technology’s role in society, the contemporary needs of human communities, and the systems that govern them. We’re investigating how best to align technology with human values and deploy it accordingly. The human-centred solutions we build are actionable and practical, highlighting the potential of emerging technologies to serve the public good while protecting citizens and societies from their misuse. We want to make sure powerful technologies truly make the world a better place—for everyone.