About AI Debate: Will AI make us healthier?
We’re sorry to let you know that the upcoming event, AI Debate: Will AI make us healthier?, due to take place on 15 September, has been cancelled. If you have already booked a tickets you will shortly be issued a full refund. We apologise for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause and hope to welcome you to another event at the Library in the future.
AI is the most discussed area of the current technological change. One of the most prominent claims made by AI industry is that it will change of lives for the better by improving our health outcomes. AI opportunities include a potential to speed up discovery of new drugs, to improve diagnostics, or to make NHS more efficient and easier to access. At the same time, there are also worries about the effects of data biases, the uses of our personal health data, and the impact on AI on future of developments of human expertise. This AI debate will deal with both promises and worries related to the uses of AI in healthcare, including an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and express their views.
Hear from panellists including:
- Dr Nicola Byrne – National Data Guardian
- Prof Neils Peek – This Institute
- Prof Dean Barratt – UCL
- Dr Charlotte Blease – Author of Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us – and How AI Could Save Lives
- Dr Shahreen Ahmad – NHS Clinical Oncologist
This AI debate, chaired by Timandra Harkness, will deal with both promises and worries related to the use of AI in healthcare, including an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and express their views.
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Venue opening information
This event takes place in the British Library Knowledge Centre.
Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start time of this event. If you have specific access requirements please email customer@bl.uk
Concessions
There are a range of concessions available. These include discounts for British Library Members, Young Persons (16–25s), and visitors on Universal/Pension Credit and free entry for carers.
Timandra Harkness
Timandra Harkness is a writer, broadcaster, and presenter.
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Her book, Technology is Not the Problem, was published by Harper Collins in May 2024, and previous book Big Data: does size matter? by Bloomsbury Sigma in 2016. Timandra has written and presented series for BBC Radio 4, including FutureProofing, How To Disagree, Steelmanning, and Political School, in addition to documentaries such as Data, Data Everywhere, Divided Nation, What Has Sat-Nav Done To Our Brains, and Five Knots.
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