Public health agencies are adopting AI faster than many existing policies can keep up, creating new questions around workforce readiness, equity, oversight, and the use of AI in public health-specific workflows. Greg Papillon, senior analyst, Public Health Partnerships and Innovation at ASTHO, discusses an analysis of 40 AI policies and action plans across 33 jurisdictions and what they reveal about the current state of AI governance. Papillon explains where states are finding common ground, including data protection, security, and human oversight, as well as where important gaps remain. He discusses the need for more guidance around public health uses of AI, training and AI literacy, consumer-facing tools, and the risks of "shadow AI" when employees turn to unapproved tools.
The Gap Between State and Territorial AI Policies and Public Health Practice | ASTHO
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