Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 19th Jan. World health agency on Thursday issued new guidance to ensure appropriate use of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT across healthcare.
The agency said that the software is an example of a fast-growing technology known as large multi-modal models which includes other platforms such as Bard and Bert.
LMMs can accept one or more types of data prompts – text, videos, and images, for example and generate outputs that are not limited to the type of data inputted.
They are unique in their mimicry of human communication and ability to carry out tasks they were not explicitly programmed to perform.
WHO said generative AI technologies have the potential to improve healthcare but only if their associated risks are taken into consideration.
The guidance outlined five broad applications of LMMs for health, such as responding to patients’ written queries and documenting patient visits within electronic health records.
Risks can include producing false, inaccurate, biased or incomplete statements, which could cause harm.
LMMs may be trained on data that are of poor quality or biased, whether by race, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, gender identity, or age.
WHO underlined the need for engagement among governments, tech companies, healthcare providers, patients and civil society to ensure that the technology is safe and effective.
