Federal policymakers are scrambling to write rules of the road that they hope will keep AI from causing more harm than good. But often missing from these discussions with researchers and industry leaders are the ones whose care hangs in the balance: patients. In this episode, one advocate’s vision for the crucial role patients must play in the future of health care AI.

Episode Guest:
Andrea Downing, President and Co-Founder, The Light Collective

Tradeoffs’ coverage on diagnostic excellence is supported, in part, by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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