AI in Health: Huge Potential, Huge Risks.

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AI in Health: Huge Potential, Huge Risks.

April 3, 2024

Paris, France: OECD Publishing; 2024.

There are substantive challenges to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support safe, equitable health care delivery. This report outlines opportunities and hazards associated with AI worldwide and suggests policy approaches to enabling its effective use.

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