Understanding the AI in Healthcare Debate
Background What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence, more commonly referred to as AI, encompasses many technologies that enable computers to simulate human intelligence and problem solving abilities. AI includes machine learning, which allows computers to imitate human learning, and deep learning, a subset of machine learning that simulates the decision making processes of the human […]
American Privacy Rights Act: Pros, Cons, and Impact on Consumer Data Protection
Introduction The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is a new bill introduced in Spring 2024 that seeks to implement a nationwide set of consumer privacy laws. Currently, no national framework exists. A previous bill with similar goals, the American Data Privacy Protection Act, failed to pass in 2022. The APRA would, among other things: Support […]
Juliana Carreiro-Oliver, University of Chicago
Juliana is a third-year student at the University of Chicago studying Public Policy and History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine (HIPS). Through conversations with her mother, a registered nurse, she found her passion in health policy focused on improving healthcare systems to be more equitable and accessible, especially in minority-populated areas. With […]