OPEN DIALOGUE
Health Care A.I. Needs to Get Real
Unlocking the medical potential of artificial intelligence requires being more realistic about its limitations
This is Open Dialogue, an interview series from OneZero about technology and ethics.
I’m excited to talk with Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad. Muhammad is the principal research scientist at KenSci, inc., a company specializing in A.I. in health care, and an affiliate professor in the department of computer science at the University of Washington Bothell. I’ve known Muhammad for a long time. When I started teaching philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology, he was one of my first students. Over the years, we’ve kept in touch as Muhammad went on to get his PhD in computer science and eventually became a notable data scientist and A.I. researcher. Muhammad's interests in philosophy have never wavered. I often turn to him when I need a holistic explanation of technological trends and controversies.
Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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