Maybe artificial intelligence will drastically change health care, but who will benefit?

Our federal and provincial governments have proven they can unite around issues of national importance in health care and they must do so again if we are going to have any chance of AI playing the role many believe it can in helping us move toward personalized health care.

If the disaster that has befallen long-term care in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we must demand greater oversight and accountability in health care, particularly when already disadvantaged communities might be impacted by our decisions, writes Ian Stedman.Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Opinion

BY IAN STEDMAN

February 8, 2021

Governments across Canada have signalled that they believe artificial intelligence will play an important role in the country’s economic future. Major investments have attracted more computer scientists to our post-secondary institutions and have benefitted the private sector by opening up a growi...

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