At Viva Technology conference in Paris, a roundtable conversation took place among experts discussing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize health and wellness. Brittany Barrett, CEO of FemHealth Insights, Chris Tung, president of strategic development at Alibaba Group, and CNBC’s senior technology correspondent Arjun Kharpal were among those present.
During the discussion, Barrett highlighted the promise of AI to predict diseases like breast cancer. She emphasized that catching diseases early was crucial for effective treatment. Tung shared examples from China where AI was being used to speed up the diagnosis process in hospitals, reducing the time it took for doctors to interpret scans.
Both speakers agreed on the importance of personalization in healthcare but also acknowledged that data bias posed a significant challenge to achieving true personalization in AI algorithms. Barrett stressed the need to incorporate gender and sex into algorithms while Tung emphasized the importance of fair representation of data sets from different cultural backgrounds.
The conversation also touched on why AI is gaining momentum in healthcare and how data protection plays a vital role in this sector. As AI continues to evolve and integrate into healthcare systems, addressing issues such as data bias and ensuring personalized care will be critical for the success of AI-powered health and wellness initiatives.
Overall, the roundtable discussion highlighted the potential benefits and challenges associated with using AI in healthcare. While there are still many obstacles that need to be addressed before we can fully realize this technology’s potential, it’s clear that its impact on healthcare will continue to grow in the years ahead.
