Artificial Intelligence (AI) will increase across all realms of health care. Balancing innovation and improving patient care with data privacy, ethics, and potential AI bias will require professional frameworks.

“The use of AI in health care is now critical to the knowledge base and skill set of the 21st-century nurse, and as such, ACN supports its development as a core curriculum component of undergraduate nursing education. ACN recognises the need to identify the evolving specialised digital and informatics nursing roles that are critical in the development, governance, use, and assurance of patient safety within the current healthcare system.”

Australian College of Nursing. (2024). Artifical Intelligence Position Statement.

Note: The image was chosen using an AI option in WordPress, not sure why there are 2 left ears and the faces are so obscure.

Next post on AI: the aim will be to delve into the murky world of AI and academic assignments.

Resources

Nursing Education Network. (2024). AI & Synthetic Healthcare: Deepfake Avatars in Healthcare

Agarwal, A. (2024). 4 Ways To Reduce Risks From Deepfakes In Healthcare. Forbes