In September 2023, Mathematica and Congressman Don Beyer’s office hosted an event on Capitol Hill to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for health equity.
“The opportunities for AI to be a catalyst of health equity are seemingly limitless,” said Christopher Trenholm, who oversees the Health Unit at Mathematica, during opening remarks. But for all of AI’s potential to improve the lives of Americans, Trenholm said, “we must also naturally acknowledge and speak to its risks, risks that will increase dramatically if we do not act now to assess, govern, and shape the direction of AI in our health care system.”
This episode of On the Evidence features audio from the September event, anchored by Victoria Knight, a health care policy reporter for Axios who interviewed Congressman Beyer and moderated a subsequent panel with Ellie Graeden, Jen Roberts, Ngan MacDonald, and Deliya Wesley. (author introduction)