Google Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo, MD, expects artificial intelligence tools to aid physicians but urged caution on the rollout of the tools, The Guardian reported July 23.
"There's going to be an opportunity for people to have even better access to services, [and] to great quality services," Dr. DeSalvo told The Guardian. "But we're a ways to get there."
"We have a lot of things to work out to make sure the models are constrained appropriately, that they're factual, consistent, and that they follow these ethical and equity approaches that we want to take – but I'm super excited about the potential, even as a doc."
Dr. DeSalvo does not believe the tool will replace physicians. Prior to joining Google in 2019, Dr. DeSalvo served as assistant secretary for health at HHS.