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Focused topics on artificial intelligence bioethics by Joseph E. Thornton, M.D

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    • UNESCO Declaration on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Module: Ethics of AI
    • The less-discussed consequence of healthcare’s labor shortage
    • Big Data will change Psychiatry
    • Racial Disparities in AI suicide risk prediction
    • Psychiatry and Deaths of Despair | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network
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    • Stanford sets benchmark for robotics
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  • AI and Patient Autonomy
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  • Introductory Presentation on AI Ethics
  • Healthcare Ethics: AI & QI Exercise
  • Catholic NeuroEthics
  • Splendor of Life versus Euthanasia
  • Technology vs Humans: We can but should we?
  • Ethics Grand Rounds July 10, 2025
  • ICB Lecture: Suffering 2025 July
  • ETHOS 7.0 2025 December

Author: Joseph Thornton MD

July 6, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Stanford HAI on EU AI ACT

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Stanford HAI
⁦‪@StanfordHAI‬⁩
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📅 Today at 11 am: Leading AI policy researchers and policymakers will discuss the EU AI Act, its key provisions, and implications for the tech industry and transatlantic relationship. Register here to join this webinar: hai.stanford.edu/events/join-us…
7/5/23, 12:22 PM

Joseph Thornton

July 5, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by OpenAI on Twitter. Superalignment

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OpenAI
⁦‪@OpenAI‬⁩
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We need new technical breakthroughs to steer and control AI systems much smarter than us.

Our new Superalignment team aims to solve this problem within 4 years, and we’re dedicating 20% of the compute we’ve secured to date towards this problem.

Join us! openai.com/blog/introduci…

7/5/23, 1:05 PM

Joseph Thornton

July 4, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Neurology Journal on Twitter. Music neuro therapy

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Neurology Journal
⁦‪@GreenJournal‬⁩
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NIH Music-Based Intervention Toolkit: Music-Based Interventions for Brain Disorders of Aging bit.ly/40VaWS0

#NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/OKq3HczlRh

7/3/23, 9:56 PM

Joseph Thornton

July 3, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

The Invisible Effect Medical Notes Could Have on Care

https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/993865

Joseph Thornton

July 3, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Responses to Public Health Questions | Public Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2805756

Joseph Thornton

July 3, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by humane a i. Wearable

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Rowan Cheung
⁦‪@rowancheung‬⁩
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Humane- An AI startup founded by ex-Apple designers called just unveiled the ‘Ai Pin’

It’s a mini projector that attaches to clothing and aims to replace smartphones.

Details:
-Humane has been stealing talent from Apple since 2018- all while keeping its product a secret… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/h2JfYlxeGP

7/2/23, 4:09 PM

Joseph Thornton

July 1, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by John Torous, MD MBI on Twitter

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John Torous, MD MBI
⁦‪@JohnTorousMD‬⁩
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Diving back into this impressive report on pros and cons of digital mental health. As we see more interest in #chatbots, what process can we put in place to avoid cases like that highlighted below:
advance.sagepub.com/articles/repor… pic.twitter.com/S6TKqdW2Te
6/30/23, 2:00 PM

Joseph Thornton

July 1, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Stanford. Bias against non native English speakers in a I detectors

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Stanford HAI
⁦‪@StanfordHAI‬⁩
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New research shows that AI detectors—which is AI used to detect AI—are biased against non-native English speakers. How should we address this? HAI Faculty Affiliate James Zou offers a few suggestions: stanford.io/3JDLQ4k
6/30/23, 3:12 PM

Joseph Thornton

June 30, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Eric Topol on frozen life

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Eric Topol
⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩
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The remarkable progress in freezing of tissue and organs for bringing them back to life, an outstanding ⁦‪@ScienceMagazine‬⁩ feature and cover
science.org/content/articl… ⁦‪@WarrenCornwall‬⁩ ⁦‪@ScienceVisuals‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/9u0RUEw0OY
6/29/23, 2:33 PM

Joseph Thornton

June 28, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Eric Topol on large language models for DNA

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Eric Topol
⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩
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🆕 ⁦‪@NEJM‬⁩ a tour de force review
Large “language” #AI models aren’t just for words–they can be used for DNA, proteins and all the biologic dimensions of data
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
by ⁦‪@euanashley‬⁩ and Bruna Gomes pic.twitter.com/BKZVRiVZzI
6/28/23, 5:03 PM

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