California Takes on AI in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation with Equity and Safety
California Takes on AI in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation with Equity and Safety California lawmakers are grappling with the transformative potential – and inherent risks – of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. A recent joint hearing by the Assembly Health and Privacy and Consumer Protection Committees highlighted the urgent need to navigate the ethical and practical challenges posed by this rapidly advancing technology. The hearing, spurred by several bills currently winding their way through the legislature, focused on AI’s growing role…