On Friday, Jan. 9, School of Medicine Columbia faculty and students took part in a symposium at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming the fields of medicine and law. The event featured over a dozen speakers, live AI demonstrations and panels to bring together physicians, legal scholars, ethicists, and students to discuss the promises of AI in professional practice.
AI and machine learning may not be brand new, but the technology’s influence on the medical field is yet to be fully understood. School of Medicine Columbia instructors are integrating AI into their own research and practice, but there’s a gap: how can we prepare our students for a future medical career working with AI? Two University of South Carolina faculty experts have a first-of-its-kind solution.
Artificial intelligence, already baked into everyday life with virtual assistants, GPS navigation and autonomous driving, is coming for medicine. And the University of South Carolina’s School of Medicine Columbia has begun preparing its students to understand the technology’s potential — and its shortcomings.