Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I'm interested in AI that doesn't tend to come across as AI anymore. Example: Google Maps does tasks that once seemed too complex for machines. Today, this tech is so common that it doesn't tend to come up in discussions of AI. I see the same thing happening with tools like ChatGPT. And I want to explore the public health risks of this shift.
Resources
I am working on some projects around AI and health communication. In the mean time, I suggest this intro book:
- Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell.
Research
My dissertation looks at AI in health communication. One paper looks at supervised machine learning to assess how clear health communication is. Another paper looks at large language models (Llama and ChatGPT) to try to do the same thing.
More info coming soon! But a quick spoiler: AI should not replace human knowledge in health communication. There's some use for AI as a helper. But with major limits.
Teaching
I have taught one-off sessions about the risks and opportunities of AI for public health. Here are a few:
- "Incorporating AI into material production and assessment: Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls." Workshop at: 2024 IHA Health Literacy Conference.
- "Person-centered use of artificial intelligence for health literacy: Risks and opportunities." Panel at: 2024 Health Literacy Annual Research Conference.