Advancing understanding of trustworthy AI in medical systems is central to Meharry Medical College, an historically black medical school with a mission to advance health equity.
Vibhuti Gupta, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and data science, is pursuing use-inspired advances in Trustworthy AI in Medical Systems through an NSF Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships grant.
Dr. Gupta’s team has organized the Ethical and Responsible AI in Medical Systems Seminar Series, a planning workshop, and AI in Education Initiative sessions. His team is also pursuing published research on topics such as educational AI applications, healthcare, ethical AI, and genomics.
Networking with colleagues at NSF EXP conferences has been important to his work. He and his team have also connected with NSF-funded learning technology and across interdisciplinary research communities, including biomedical data sciences, computer sciences, and AI to implement TAIMS.
“These meetings present opportunities to discuss emerging technological possibilities with industry and academic leaders,” he says.
Dr. Gupta also plans to unveil new teaching modules that will help K-12 teachers introduce trustworthy AI to their students. He looks forward to sharing this outreach with colleagues from the Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences (CIRCLS) and fellow NSF Expand AI principal investigators.
“The participation in CIRCLS will help to disseminate the educational initiatives for ethical AI to K-12 students, and university researchers,” he explains.
These discussions of new use cases of AI in medical systems have been enlightening. However, the most impactful lesson for Dr. Gupta is the realization of the great gaps that still exist in trustworthy AI research and education.
“We have to identify these gaps and propose appropriate methods to provide solutions,” he explains. “We also must increase ethical AI awareness at medical schools so that future healthcare professionals understand these issues.”
