The Secret Ways (Healthcare) AI Companies Might Use Your Personal Data – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

We are feeding algorithms with steadily growing amounts of personal data. What happens to it is far from reassuring. Let me start with an invitation: AR/VR expert Rafael Grossmann MD, FACS will accompany me for the [next live Q&A on March 1]( when we will discuss all facets of deploying extended realities in healthcare, from potential use cases to ethical implications. Shoot your questions! An interesting read from last week was learning how we can override ChatGPT's "built-in" caution by [using the so-called DAN prompts](. This is an important concept, which will have direct consequences/dangers in healthcare uses of such AI models. And lastly a video recommendation: a five-minute summary of two related and increasingly important fields: [emotion AI and ambient intelligence in healthcare](. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [THE SECRET WAYS AI COMPANIES MIGHT USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA]( Pictures, text prompts, documents and health metrics are just a few examples of data we’re giving away to different AI applications and thus, to different companies/organizations. What happens to this data? Who owns the various outputs generated by us and/or algorithms? We dig into this topic and were not feeling at ease by the end of the trip. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? There are many layers of potential privacy/legal issues. As of now, no one will spare you the work, time and misery to understand what kind of deals you are expected to make when using platforms like ChatGPT, remote health apps or AI website designers. [APPLE WATCH SAVES OWNER'S LIFE FROM FATAL INTERNAL BLEEDING]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Following his nap, the owner checked his notifications and found at least ten notifications indicating that his pulse was racing. He called out the rest of the day and tried to lie around, but it won't stop, so he planned a quick video meeting with his doctor. The doctor had him check the times and pulse rates, had him check the oxygen, and then went ahead and called 911 for him." It turns out he had internal bleeding. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Digital health devices can indeed provide us with interfaces to meaningfully access data. [WELCOME TO THE NEW COURSE BY THE MEDICAL FUTURIST!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We have just launched our new online course - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence In Medicine And Healthcare - after almost a year of work, covering everything you need to know about the upcoming AI revolution. The first reviews have already arrived, and they really made my heart sing! You can read about the curriculum [in this article]( and it was also the topic of a live Q&A recently, if interested, [the recording is here](. The first 1.5 chapters are available for free, so you can give it a go and decide whether you wanted to dive deeper. [ENROLL HERE]( [6 HEALTHCARE EXAMPLES OF VIRTUAL, AUGMENTED AND MIXED REALITY]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Collectively, VR, AR and MR fall under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR), which analysts believe holds the potential to be the next major computing platform. We’ll take a look at examples of each, and get acquainted with these “new realities”. Here are six use cases to illustrate the potential of XR technology in healthcare. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? While I still don't believe hospitals will migrate to the metaverse, extended reality provides excellent tools for a number of tasks, from medical training to pain management. [APPLE IS RUMORED TO MAKING PROGRESS IN WATCH GLUCOSE MONITORING]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Apple’s secret E5 project is making major breakthroughs in developing a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Bloomberg reported. Apple has targeted the healthcare market for years, mostly through its Health Records iPhone tool and various monitoring features for the Apple Watch. Getting the necessary FDA 510(k) approval for a CGM tool could take time, but not as long as the typical drug approval process. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Providing a non-invase yet reliable way to monitor blood sugar levels will be a gamechanger, and not just for the diabetes community. [TRICKING CHATGPT: DO ANYTHING NOW (DAN) PROMPT INJECTION]( --------------------------------------------------------------- AI tools like ChatGPT can be tricked into answering questions it was programmed not to answer through a method called DAN. DAN is a prompt that has to be included before any of your prompts to trick the AI into becoming able to answer even risky questions. OpenAI is actively working against DAN, but ChatGPT can still be tricked; I tried. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? The article is full of political questions, but I can imagine the same in medicine and healthcare. Asking ethically wrong questions, like in a certain scenario, which patient should we save first, will be possible this way. [60% OF PATIENTS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH AI IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, SURVEY FINDS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- About 6 in 10 US adults said they would feel uncomfortable if their provider used artificial intelligence tools to diagnose them and recommend treatments in a care setting, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Those with higher education levels were the most open to their providers using AI because they had the most knowledge about this breakthrough technology. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Of course patients don't feel comfortable, but not even their own medical professionals know enough about the technology. MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE --------------------------------------------------------------- COST PROHIBITED – [The Public’s Use of Health Apps and Wearables Has Increased in Recent Years. 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